Biology 101
We were walking down the street the other night, our cute, clean, All-American family, when The Boy began reciting all the facts he knows about me. It went like this:"Mommy work."
"Mommy ride bike work."
"Mommy ride bus work."
"Mommy coffee."
"Mommy pants black."
"Mommy 'jamas purple."
"Mommy bath."
"Mommy 'gina."
It's not quite poetry, but as you can see, he's got the basics down: I go to work. Sometimes I ride my bike, and sometimes I ride the bus. I drink a lot of coffee. I usually wear black pants. My pajama top is, on occasion, purple. I like to take the baths. And, yes, I do have a vagina. Which is really not something I need my two-year-old announcing on a crowded city street.
Out of the mouths of babes, right?
posted by AnnaRay at 4:58 PM
3 Comments:
Ontogeny is recapitulated by your progeny. Which is to say, "out of the mouths of babes which came out of the 'ginas of mommy."
Except The Boy came out of the 'gina of his ima. But Ima has a 'gina too, as he like to announce on occasion. Perhaps we'll name the next one Imogene if it's a girl.
ecently, TheBoy had this conversation with another adult as they were going through his stuffed animal collection.
TheBoy: "Doggie tail."
Adult: "Yes, the doggie has a tail."
TheBoy: "Monkey tail."
Adult: "Yes, the monkey has a tail too."
TheBoy: "No Cat tail."
Adult: "That's right. How about TheBoy? Does TheBoy have a tail?"
TheBoy: (Snicker, snicker, snicker) "No! TheBoy penis!"
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