My 6 year old dd and periods - read this it will make you smile!

[SPARKLER1]

DD (6) found a Tampax in the bathroom the other day and asked me what it was. I told her that I would tell her about them when she got a bit bigger. She told me that she wanted to know now. So I said okay (no point in holiding back when she is that curious).
I sat down with her and told her that when she gets older she will change into a lady. I asked her how she thought she would change. These were her answers:-

1 - She will grow boobs

2 - Her body shape will change (very intellectual answer for a 6 year old - I think they have covered things lightly in school.

and number 3.................................

....this was fab...............................

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3 - she can have her ears pierced!!!

PMSL so so so so sweet.

I haven't stopped grinning for days.

Bless her heart!!

Needless to say the conversation ended there.

Aww..if only being a laydee was that clear cut.

the joy of childhood.

Oh to be 6 again! +

hee hee. DD (2.6) barged in when i was putting my mooncup in the other day and shouted 'WHat you doing mummy? Are you having a poo?'
lol. I am ashamed to say i just said 'nothing' and sidestepped the question. Couldn't face explaining periods to a two year old.

lol

priceless!

awww sparkler thats soooo sweet.

im still trying to work out how to explain it all to DS he did the same a couple of weeks ago (bargeing in) and he asked, i just said i would tell him when hes a bit bigger but he wont shutup about it!
we were in tesco the other day and he shouted at the top of his voice 'You use those on your bottom dont you mummy!' waving a box of tampax around

lol - how for you

My DS's(6yo) were asking DH last night how babies got into ladies bellies, did you have to cut your baubles open to get the special seeds out(we've told them thats what is in their boll**ks).
We managed to change the subject, but I thought we'd have to explain.

well ds knows that i take my contraceptive pill to stop me having babies and reminds me so every morning
he knows how babies are made (kind of) and knows how a baby comes out of the mummy's tummy, he originally thought they came out of your belly button

hehe sparkler - I had a similar situation the other week - however it turned out it was dd1 doing the investigating, not dd2!

how about this then. My friends dd (6 yo)tried to pull the string when she saw my friend getting out of the bath. She said "ooh mummy you have a string hanging from your wee bottom" and tried to pul it out! Can you imagine if she had succeeded? YUCK!!

ewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!

oh no!

sorry, but what is a mooncup? Is it like a seasponge or something?
I have considered using seasponges (saves money) but not gotten around to trying it yet. Would be interested to know how effective alternative methods of sanitary protection are. I teach grown ups at university so when I have a period I am often paranoid about leakages - wearing a tampon and a pad at the same time, etc.