During story time last night we learned that George Washington, while a man of great integrity, was most likely sterile. When the girls asked what that meant, I explained that he couldn't have any kids. Brooklyn retorted, "Of course he couldn't. He was a boy." When I replied that it actually takes both a boy and a girl to make a baby, her eyes opened wide with incredulity. "It DOES???!!! How???"
Ummm... Next question, please.
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The World is now intrigued to find out the rest!
These are fun questions. I'm sure you handled it well. I have found that when they ask questions like this, they are not necessarily asking for every single detail. I might have said, "Well, there is a little piece of the mom and a little piece of the dad that come together to make a baby." Sometimes that is enough and sometimes they follow up with more questions. Every child is different in how much they want to know.
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