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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:44 PM
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The danger of singing Christmas Carols with a 6 year old.
Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 02:02 PM by mzmolly
After a rousing verson of "Silent Night" my daugther had questions.

6 y/o daughter lastnight: "Mom, what's a virgin" ?

Me: Well, uhm ... it's a person who uhm, never married er, uhm ... :shrug:

Daughter: Oh, so Aunt so and so is a virgin then ?

Me: Well, it's late, we'll talk about it tomorrow. :crazy:

I almost went into a speech about how I don't personally subscribe to the Virgin Birth thing, but thought it best to wait. ;)
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:45 PM
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1. hehehehehehehehe
I've been lucky so far and haven't been questioned about that.

Kids... :loveya:
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Tesla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:47 PM
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2. We have alot of 'splainin to do.
What are you going to tell her today?
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:49 PM
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5. Frankly, I'm hoping she forgets. She's on to asking about eggs today
today.

"Mom, is this an egg that a hen laid?"

Me: "Yes"

6 y/o: "But, how'd they get the chick out and put the egg all back together again?"

:crazy:
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:59 PM
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10. Ha! She's talking EGGS and you're relieved?!!
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djeseru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:48 PM
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3. I had almost the same reaction
the other night - after seeing a Methodist church commercial use the word, my 7 y/o daughter asked me what does 'sexy' mean. I finally had to distill is down to feeling good about yourself. After a lot umms and uhhs...
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:48 PM
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4. Oh, that's too funny!
I got stuck explaining the facts of life to my two daughters while stuck in traffic following fourth of july fireworks. I was pregnant with their brother and they knew I had a baby in my belly. They were 6 and 7 and it occurred to the older one to ask, "But, mom, how did the baby get IN your belly?" :silly:

That was an excruciating traffic jam...

Oh, and their reactions to my explanation -

older daughter - "that's interesting"
younger daughter - "no, it's not! It's gross!"
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:52 PM
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7. I told my dd when she was 4 and asked, "daddy planted a seed in my tummy"
Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 01:53 PM by mzmolly
she was fine with that, thank goodness.

I fear what's coming though. ;)
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:51 PM
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6. LOL! Well, when I was a kid, I thought there was only 1 virgin
Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 02:01 PM by Coventina
"The Virgin Mary"
I thought it was a title, you know like "Christ"

So when I was asked by a boy in the 6th grade if I was a virgin, I was confused and said, "no".

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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:58 PM
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9. Hee hee.
:hi:

I only wish I hadn't corrected her jumbled incorrect version of the song, in which she replaced: "Round yon Virgin Mother and Child" with something like: "roundja beerjin moda an chiel" :P

Remind me never to correct her again!
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 01:58 PM
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8. Wait til she asks about the "round, young virgin".
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:03 PM
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14. It's Not Round John Virgin?
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:04 PM
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17. Heh, No. I actually looked up the words today.
I thought it was "Round YOUNG Virgin"

Guess were all a bit in the dark. ;)
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:09 PM
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19. Hmmm...
Edited on Wed Dec-15-04 02:09 PM by arwalden
Silly us.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:00 PM
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11. Then there's that famous incident
In which my son, age about 10, told me that, "sometimes I like playing with my friends but other times, I just like playing with myself."

Try to keep a straight face through THAT!
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last_texas_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:01 PM
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12. It's cool your daughter knows the right words
When I was six I thought the word was "birchant". I had no idea what that word meant, either... :-)
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:03 PM
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16. "We Three Kings" was a hard one for me.
I always wondered where the magical land "Orien Tar" was.
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last_texas_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:05 PM
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18. I thought the exact same thing!
That's pretty funny.

And of course, non-Christmas carols were just as bad. I'm pretty sure I had about half the words wrong on "The Star Spangled Banner"!
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:02 PM
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13. So is Aunt so and so a virgin?
Enquiring minds want to know.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 02:03 PM
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15. I believe she is?
;) I can't say for sure, and I hope my daughter doesn't ask LOL.
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