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To casually explain a normal part of an animals reproductive process to a child in public

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SpringSunshineanddaffodils · 08/04/2025 17:20

At a farm park today and while looking at the newborn lambs and the very pregnant sheep my DD (7) asked "how do her babies get out of her tummy" and I answered "she pushes them out of her vagina, like we do" DD said "oh" and that was that.
I glanced up and noticed an older couple next to me with what I assume were their grandchildren giving each other shocked glances.
We moved on and I don't think they knew we were still nearby because I heard her say something like "what is wrong with people, children have got no innocence any more"
WIBU to have explained this in public in this way?

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Marylou62 · 08/04/2025 17:57

No you were not being unreasonable at all... I've always been honest and answered questions with the truth and proper terminology..
But this did remind me of a story my parents told often..
At a farm/petting zoo my DD aged about 4 said very loudly 'Grandad, why has the donkey got 5 legs?'..
Apparently the crowd was in stitches.. apart from one older couple who tutted and walked away in a huff..

derxa · 08/04/2025 17:55

SpringSunshineanddaffodils · 08/04/2025 17:20

At a farm park today and while looking at the newborn lambs and the very pregnant sheep my DD (7) asked "how do her babies get out of her tummy" and I answered "she pushes them out of her vagina, like we do" DD said "oh" and that was that.
I glanced up and noticed an older couple next to me with what I assume were their grandchildren giving each other shocked glances.
We moved on and I don't think they knew we were still nearby because I heard her say something like "what is wrong with people, children have got no innocence any more"
WIBU to have explained this in public in this way?

Never in my 66 years have I heard anyone say vagina in relation to a sheep. And I’ve seen 1000’s of sheep’s vaginas🤣

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SpringSunshineanddaffodils · 08/04/2025 17:46

Notsosure1 · 08/04/2025 17:39

How old were the grandchildren? Same age as your daughter or 2-3ish?

I wasn't paying much attention but I'd probably say slightly younger than DD, maybe 5-6ish?

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Notsosure1 · 08/04/2025 17:39

How old were the grandchildren? Same age as your daughter or 2-3ish?

Mudflaps · 08/04/2025 17:36

Reminds me of visiting a pet farm with my niece when she was about 4 years old, some animals got busy and my niece piped up with 'ah must be mating season'!! She also contradicted a mother who pointed out a 'mammy duck with her babies' by saying 'that's a drake actually' before saying she wanted to go see the owls facial disc!! My parents looked after her while her parents worked and there was a lot of national geographic documentaries watched along with my fathers bird watching magazines and books being firm favourites for story time.

Apollo365 · 08/04/2025 17:26

This did make me LOL.
Farms/pets - nature doesn’t care.
When I was a child I knew exactly what my Guinea pigs were up to when they were getting busy.
My own children know what is happening when our dog is in season.
YANBU to explain stuff to your child

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 08/04/2025 17:25

An increasingly annoying and stupid phrase is “what is wrong with people “. So I vote YANBU on that alone, regardless of the debate. I agree with you on that too.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 08/04/2025 17:24

Well - I don’t think the stork delivers to sheep, @SpringSunshineanddaffodils, so I don’t think you did anything wrong! As a granny myself, I’d have thought well done you for answering the question clearly.

Pieceofskyplease · 08/04/2025 17:23

The pregnant ewe might have pushed one out there and then. Would they have squealed and run away ? Tbf my kids' grandparents on DH side would have
They're so prudish

SneakyGremlin · 08/04/2025 17:21

That's quite literally how nature works, including us - we are also animals after all. YANBU.

ToBeOrNotToBee · 08/04/2025 17:21

It's a farm, what we're they expecting.

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