Conversation with nursery child whose mother is pregnant...
Me: Are you going to have a new baby in your family?
Nursery child: Uh-huh.
Me: Is it a girl or a boy?
Nursery child: [blank stare]
Nursery child: It's in mommy's tummy!
Me: You're right, the baby is in your mommy's tummy.
Nursery child: Do you have a baby in your tummy?
Me: No, I don't.
Nursery child: Why?
Me: Ummm
I'm now accepting suggestions of an explanation I could have shared that wouldn't elicit further questioning from a 3 year old...
hee hee! that's a toughie. i always face such situations by answering a question with a question. like: why? well why do pigs snort? that usually distracts them.
ReplyDeleteI would have just said "I don't know!" or my hubby suggested maybe saying "It's complicated." haha
ReplyDeleteI hate the expression "LOL" so I will have to write that I am laughing out loud right now. I think the appropriate response is:
ReplyDeleteYou: [blank stare]
You: Do you like trains?