Takingthekidstothedoctorfor“thetalk”isanOPTION?*dials*

I want to take my kids to this lady’s doctor when it’s time to have “the talk.” First I’ll have to convince my eldest that human sex is nothing like animal sex (he’s a mammal expert), and see how they roll.

I lovingly call this memory, “The Talk” My son, was 11, his sister was 9. It was time to go to the doctor for “the talk” as their bodies had begun changing. Hormones, hair growth, breasts, etc. Their pediatrician decided to give them privacy and put them in separate rooms to “chat” with them. I was present in each case. When “the talk” was finished, the children walked out of the exam rooms, and faced each other with a sort of “deer in the headlights” look. My son, being the older brother, decided to deal with this head on. He went to his sister put his arm around her and began walking her down the hall. He said to her; “Listen, I don’t want you to worry, but when I go to sleep and dream, I may shoot out white stuff from my penis.” His sister looked at him with an understanding and solomn expression and said; “That’s nothing, I have eggs inside me and I’m going to bleed from my butt.” Good God, I thought I was going to pee my pants, they were dead serious walking down the hall of the doctor’s office in deep conversation. They were oblivious to everyone around them as they walked down that hallway and discussed “the talk”. Priceless!

Momversation.com’s “Favorite Mom Memory” by irish.

Comments

Lissa Rankin, MD Lissa Rankin, MD said on...
05.05.09 at 03:43 PM |

Bring your kids to the doctor for “the talk?” You bet! I’m a gynecologist and I do a lot of pediatrics and I’ve had the talk with loads of girls.  And I’ve had a deeper version of the talk with tons of teens (a much harder talk in reality).  So yes, parents, if you’re ever wigging out about how to do it, we docs are happy to help. Whatever it takes to help our kids grow up empowered, educated, and safe, right?

Good luck! My daughter is only three, so she hasn’t even noticed that Mommy and Daddy look different yet…the day will come….

Courtney Courtney said on...
05.05.09 at 04:41 PM |

Wow, that was funny! I can only imagine my two boys discussing “the talk” when they are older. Yikes! I am going to run for the hills….

marty marty said on...
05.05.09 at 10:29 PM |

Thats funny. Had the same situation happen to me recently

The Football Wife The Football Wife said on...
05.06.09 at 06:12 AM |

Hysterical… reminds me of the time that one of my piano students told me about the birth of her brother.  That was an interesting parent phone call to make…

Zeno (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) said on...
05.06.09 at 06:47 AM |

human sex is nothing like animal sex”... oh yeah? *snort

Linda (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) said on...
05.06.09 at 01:48 PM |

Hey Mindy, I took my kids to Heart to Heart at Packard Children’s - they loved it, it was funny and informative, and got all those conversations started. Worth a look.

Holly - The Work at Home Woman Holly - The Work at Home Woman said on...
05.06.09 at 02:16 PM |

That is hilarious! It reminds me of that scene from Knocked Up when the little girl is explaining sex and babies.

My daughter is only two, but I’ll have to remember that I can hand this uncomfortable task over to my OB/GYN.

Joy H Joy H said on...
05.06.09 at 03:37 PM |

We just did the Mother-Daughter Tea at school for my 5th grader. A certified nurse came and talked to them; we played a couple of ice breaker games and had snacks & cake. It was all good.

Sunny Sunny said on...
05.06.09 at 08:41 PM |

My son (6) and daughter (4) just asked me how babies “get out of your stomach.”  When I told them, my son said, “Phew, that’s good.  Because it would really hurt to have a baby come out of your penis.”  They were both oddly relieved that babies come out of the “JJ” and not your butt.  My daughter was absolutely down with the whole idea.  I figured I’d just let her keep livin’ the dream.

Carmen V. Rodriguez Carmen V. Rodriguez said on...
05.07.09 at 09:23 AM |

Honestly?  That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time. 

My 11-year-old is in the throes of growingupitis right now and her little brother and sister are completely disgusted with the whole thing.

I think Sam summed it up best when he said

“If you’re going to pubertate just get it over with. That’s what I’m going to do when it is my turn.”

Miss Behaving Miss Behaving said on...
05.08.09 at 05:38 PM |

LOL kids are so funny! When a very pregnant friend came over to our house, my then 9 year old daughter asked her how the baby got into her tummy.
The friend said, ” well I have an egg and ‘B’ has a seed and when they come together they make a baby.
DD said ” I know that. I wanna know how that seed got out of his penis and into your tummy”.

tin whiskers tin whiskers said on...
05.11.09 at 05:08 AM |

Hi,
  The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus is the oldest known medical text, (dated to about 1800 BCE) dealing with women’s complaints—gynaecological diseases, fertility, pregnancy, contraception etc. The text is divided into thirty-four sections, each section dealing with a specific problem and containing diagnosis and treatment, no prognosis is suggested. Treatments are non surgical, comprising applying medicines to the affected body part or swallowing them. The womb is at times seen as the source of complaints manifesting themselves in other body parts.
tin whiskers

Funkidivagirl Funkidivagirl said on...
05.12.09 at 08:37 AM |

THAT was hilarious!  OMG, I was laughing out loud!

headfish headfish said on...
05.22.09 at 09:15 AM |

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.