The question is a parent’s nightmare. Most of us avoid it as long as we can and try alternate theories, like pollination by bees. 🐝
One such theory is stork bringing babies home. 🐣 I have used it successfully for the past couple of years, thanks to the inspiration and visual support by Disney cartoons. (Dumbo really nailed it.) But now, as my daughter nears her fourth birthday, the questions about logistics are becoming increasingly difficult.
- How does the crane travel through a storm? 🌧
- How does he track moms at hospital? 🏥
- How does he deliver bird eggs without breaking them? 🐣
- Why some eggs that he delivers do not have babies and are okay to eat? 🥚
- How does he carry elephant babies who are too heavy for him? 🐘
- How does he drop lice eggs in people’s hair without anyone seeing him? 🐜
- Why we can never see the baby pouch it is holding. 👶
- How does he open locked windows? 💥💫
And last week, a relative’s daughter found out about babies in mama’s stomach. I am afraid she will drop the bomb soon and I will have to deal with the corresponding questions. 🙈🙉🙊I am wondering which tactic to try if it comes to that. The simple XX Chromosome meets XY theory leads to too many uncomfortable questions about the logistics. 😰
- Feign Ignorance 🤔: She would wonder if I am a competent mother. She has higher expectations.
- Deny everything 🤓: It is only a matter of time until she will ask someone who confirms the theory. She is persistent.
- Admit Lying 🤥: She would wonder why I lied, leading to more probing questions. Her questions can put Socrates to shame.
So, I am feeling completely clueless and incompetent as to how to deal with the impending onslaught. 😵
Too much to consider.
Any suggestions?
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