I blurted out a Mumsnet saying to my nearly 12 year old niece

[TroysMammy]

And she nearly wet herself laughing.

I took my niece to my parents as she was staying with them overnight and my DM wanted to wash her school top. My DM, before hanging it outside to dry asked my niece to remind her to bring it in later. I said, out of earshot of my DM and to my niece "because if you leave clothes out all night the spiders will wipe their willies on them".

I couldn't believe I said that to a nearly 12 year old. I truly am an awful Auntie 😂

Fun?

The fact that a 4yo can't think of anything you operate with your genitals proves that at her age there's no difference between what boys and girls can do. To her different genitals are a bit like having curly or straight hair or brown or blue eyes.

My two DSs 5 and 8 were delighted to be told that washing left out overnight gets darked on and spiders rub their willies on it. They found it hilarious.