Yesterday morning, I woke up early to shower and get dressed. Jackson had preschool, and I had errands to run. I wanted to start functioning earlier than the boys to get things running smoothly.
I was standing at my sink getting ready when Jackson walked into my bathroom with a warm smile saying, "Morning Mommy!" I was turning around to see him when my towel fell off. No big deal.
I was right until Jackson got this look of confusion on his face pointed to a specific area of my body and said, "What's that Mommy? Where's your Jackson? What's that?!"
Trying not to laugh and covering up, I took the Kindergarten Cop approach to answering the question. Love that movie! I figured honesty was the best policy. I looked at him and said, "Boys have a penis, and girls have a vagina. Mommy's a girl, and you are a boy." Of course I went through a little explanation of this as best as I could for a two year old. Jackson just continued with his confused look. Eventually, he decided he was bored with his twenty question game and took off to play.
I knew this day was coming. I knew one day he would walk in on me and be mortified or start with the questions. I just assumed I had a little more time. Apparently, I was wrong.
Albeit during this whole conversation, Andrew was hanging out just outside the bathroom door, eating his breakfast, and trying not to laugh. When I saw him, all I could thing was, "Isn't this his job to explain?"
Welcome to the wonderful world of parenting where awkward questions are all abound!
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