June 2009...
The other day, over dinner, the word "bride" came up in conversation. The four year old girl piped up with, "I know what a bride is!" My hubby asked her what it was so she explained...
4 yr old girl: A bride is the thing that moms put over their boobs to keep them from popping.
Dad: What?
4 yr old girl: A bride is the thing that moms put over their boobs to keep them from popping.
Dad: What happens if they don't have a bride on?
4 yr old girl: Their boobs pop!
Dad: How do they pop?
4 yr old girl: They just go *insert hand motions that show her breasts exploding*
Me: Well what about when moms are in the shower and they don't have anything on? Do they pop then?
4 yr old girl: Well no, well, I don't know. *laughing and slightly embarrassed* No, they don't!
We set her straight on the difference between a bra and a bride. :-)
But then today in church...
Our Pastor asked our three elders' wives to pray for a woman who is going in for surgery later this week. As we all sat with our heads bowed, The three year old (who was on my lap) nestled his head back onto my chest in an attempt to be quiet, yet comfortable. I think it was that very action that prompted him to whisper to me, mid-prayer, "Mom, you should be praying for that lady too, because you have boobs too."
I promise, we don't just talk about female anatomy all day. It does seem to fascinate the younger two children right now though.
