Where do babies come from?
October 21st 2007 00:00
"Where do babies come from?," your five-year-old niece asks.
You choke on a piece of broccoli, surprised by the change in topic. Just a few seconds ago she was telling you about a new song she learned from school, and now in between bites of your dinner she drops a bomb.
Where are her parents when you need them?, you silently ask yourself.
"Auntie!," she presses, leaning forward on the table and resting her angelic face in her little hands. "Where do babies come from?"
You wash down the almost murderous broccoli with a glass of water and take a deep breath. You say the first word that comes to mind.
"Rocks."
Your niece's eyes grow even wider. "Rocks?! How? Tell me! Tell me!" She claps her hands in glee and grins at you excitedly.
So Auntie, what do rocks have to do with where babies come from? How would your story go?
You choke on a piece of broccoli, surprised by the change in topic. Just a few seconds ago she was telling you about a new song she learned from school, and now in between bites of your dinner she drops a bomb.
Where are her parents when you need them?, you silently ask yourself.
"Auntie!," she presses, leaning forward on the table and resting her angelic face in her little hands. "Where do babies come from?"
You wash down the almost murderous broccoli with a glass of water and take a deep breath. You say the first word that comes to mind.
"Rocks."
Your niece's eyes grow even wider. "Rocks?! How? Tell me! Tell me!" She claps her hands in glee and grins at you excitedly.
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So Auntie, what do rocks have to do with where babies come from? How would your story go?
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Comment by Anonymous
Quite upfront indeed... and really I had nothing else to say back but just wait and you will see how it works..
Classic insight into a young teenager.
I don't remember myself being so curious at 13 though!
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