AIBU to think it odd to tell children where they were conceived?

[ramorna]

To think it’s odd to tell your kids where they were conceived?

I’ve always had a love of Italy and even went on to study Italian at university. My mum recently and rather casually dropped into conversation that I was conceived in Rome!

My parents had been in Rome for two weeks that summer.

I remember on Friday Night Dinner Martin was grossing out Johnny and Adam talking about where they were "formed."

There’s no escaping this sort of information for some people; I can’t imagine how Boris Becker’s poor daughter feels about her broom cupboard conception; he even wrote about it in his book!

https://amp.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3293293/meet-anna-ermakova-more-boris-beckers-daughter-his-infamous-post-wimbledon-hook-nobu-courtauld-grad

DD knows but I can't remember how old she was.

It came up in a discussion about gaining a nationality by being born in a particular country and we joked that being conceived should also count and she would then have three passports (she is already has dual-nationality from us parents). She asked where and we told her. End of story and I don't think she got traumatised by it.

I think it is okay. My eldest was made in South Africa and youngest in New Zealand. They both know that.

Adult kids when they know for sure like this situation- of course it’s fine!

Pretty sure my eldest DD was conceived in a tent (on a camping holiday), but won’t be telling her that!

this has to be one of the most irrational comments here on Mumsnet

Such a funny programme that was. 🤣🤣

But that’s when, which could be guessed anyway.

The question is about where the conception takes place. Wonderful if Crete, Chelsea or Brooklyn.

Less so if it was the Withybush car park or behind the Dog and Dick.

Yes, he was. I don’t know why people always say that’s where he was conceived.

It’s fine in a modified way if genuinely interesting as a story, much weirder if it’s a bit sordid

Tell this to Brooklyn Beckham

My mum told me as an adult where I was conceived whilst I was enjoying a foodstuff associated with the region. I just found it quite funny.

I came from a power cut when they couldn’t watch tv.

It’s not so bad telling your adult child this info but even so I just can’t imagine needing to casually drop into conversation well that’s where you were conceived..,,

Had this conversation with 15yo DS the other day, though not my choice. He really wanted to know if he'd been conceived in Hong Kong (as we were on honeymoon there) as he thought it would make an exotic story, but no I was already pregnant by the time we went there.