July 22, 2005. Cinder, age 3.2: “Mommy? When you were a little girl, where you a little boy like me?”
June 22, 2012. Ender, age 2.8: “Mommy? Where your penis go? You lose it outside? I go find it…”*
and hey, while we’re talking anatomy:
January 2005. Cinder, age 2.5, witnessing Flora’s first diaper change: “Mama! Help! Flora has two bums!”
and as proof that things never change:
June 26, 2012. Ender, age 2.8: “Flora, why put Cinder’s hat on your penis?”
Flora: “For the last time, Ender, I don’t have a penis.”
Ender: “Why?”
And I leave it up to your imagination how Cinder’s hat fits into all this…
*Yes, this was a blatant attempt to sabotage bedtime. It was, after all, still light out in the Northern Northern hemisphere at 10 p.m….
Flora (Photo credit: CaptSpaulding)
I’m in the wilds of Manitoba, and generally unplugged. I’ve got a few posts auto-scheduled for your enjoyment, but I won’t be able to respond to comments until July 15th.
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