Being a parent of a 3 and 5 year old, I am starting to question whether I should of been given a license to parent.
My kids really believe I know the answer to everything!!
Let's start simple...
Daddy, what's the difference between a wallaby and kangaroo?
All of a sudden my mind starts racing. I start sweating. I don't want to sound dumb, but she really doesn't know either so I could probably fake. I'm drifting back to Ramapo High School biology, I don't think we covered pouches and punching animals.
Then we move into some deeper questions...
Daddy, if a boy is born, then he dies... then he is born again, does he get two birthday parties?
How do you respond? "Well honey, he would get a school party and one theme park party."
or do we discuss death and reincarnation... I'm positive I was a frog in a previous life!
Anyway, kids are really fun when you listen to them... just have a Blackberry handy just in case.
No, what you need is the cha cha guide. This is a service that can answer any question in about 2 minutes via text or online. google it, it's pretty funny.
You just wait. You haven't begun to get the hard questions. You better study up. My almost 13 year old sat me down a few weeks ago for a very serious conversation. He looked me straight in the eye and said, "Mom, exactly what is masterbation?" It is not funny! I am serious. His Dad is not an option as he is living a new life and Nathan doesn't want to talk to him about "important" things. Okay, so what do I say? "Well, I 'm not sure I understand your question." *For you young parents, this sort of response gives you a few more seconds to think before you speak. He said again, "I mean EXACTLY what is masterbation?" I explained as best a 50 year-old-mom who lived a sheltered life can. He looked at me and said, "Oh, okay. Thanks mom." That, my friend, is a difficult question...not sure what your little blackberry would tell you.
Being a parent of a 3 and 5 year old, I am starting to question whether I should of been given a license to parent.
My kids really believe I know the answer to everything!!
Let's start simple...
Daddy, what's the difference between a wallaby and kangaroo?
All of a sudden my mind starts racing. I start sweating. I don't want to sound dumb, but she really doesn't know either so I could probably fake. I'm drifting back to Ramapo High School biology, I don't think we covered pouches and punching animals.
Then we move into some deeper questions...
Daddy, if a boy is born, then he dies... then he is born again, does he get two birthday parties?
How do you respond? "Well honey, he would get a school party and one theme park party."
or do we discuss death and reincarnation... I'm positive I was a frog in a previous life!
Anyway, kids are really fun when you listen to them... just have a Blackberry handy just in case.