Background: Ongoing discussion regarding sperm. She is fascinated with biology but does not like talking about the “s” word.
C: “Mom, I saw a picture of them and they are tadpoles! I told you!”
Me: “They are not tadpoles. Tadpoles turn into frogs. Tadpoles grow and develop legs”
C: “Babies do too!”
Me: “Babies do not grow from sperm. They grow from eggs that are fertilized by sperm.”
C: “Huh? What do you mean?”
Me, wondering where she was during 5th and 6th grade sex education, “The egg gets fertilized by the sperm and then grows into a baby. Just like with chickens. If their eggs are fertilized, they don’t turn into chickens, they’re just eggs.”
C: “Chickens! I want a chicken!”
Me: “Sigh. How did we end up talking about getting a chicken during a birds and bees conversation?”
C: “What do birds and beetles have to do with anything?”
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