Day 250 of 365 Days of Being Thankdul
Today I am thankful that I didn't have to get a shot in my eye!!
I had an eye doctor appointment today. I have NOT needed a shot for over a year and I am so thankful. I hate those shots! It is difficult to keep my eye open when a needle is heading straight for it. It isn't like I can look away or close my eyes!! My doc goes straight in, not at a slant like the photo above. One time he hit a blood vessel and I watched the blood squirt out of my eye from the inside. It was weird but actually pretty cool. I have to wear sunglasses in the house for a few hours because after the eye drops, I am very sensitive to any light at all.
I sort of laid down on the couch for most of the morning until my eyes adjusted. My eyes burn and water for a few hours after the drops so I can't do much of anything until they calm down! I watched an old rerun of a Dr. Phil show. It was about the right age to tell your children about sex! He said that age 12 is the right age to start talking about sex. My kids asked me at a much younger age. I always answered age appropriately. Renee asked at age 5. Renee would NOT let up. I told her about the seed from the man and the egg from the woman and something special happens and a baby is formed. She asked me how the seed and egg got together. Renee was very persistent so I decided to tell her the truth. She seemed satisfied with the answer and never asked again. Fast forward to the end of the Kindergarten year field trip to the zoo! The kangaroos were quite frisky that day. The other kids said....look, they are playing and jumping on each other! Renee said "no, they aren't playing, They are having sex, the male kangaroo is inserting his penis into the female kangaroos' vagina and the female will probably get pregnant with a baby kangaroo!" I had never told Renee not to share the info, I didn't want her to think that sex was a bad thing or anything like that. I just assumed she had been satisfied with the answer and didn't dwell on it anymore. Needless to say, the other moms were not too happy with me. I wished I wasn't on that field trip!!Later I told Renee NOT to share the info because it is an important topic that kids have to ask their own parents about. Renee said, "OK, but it's not a big deal!" Amy also asked at about age 4 or 5. I didn't tell her the answer to the same question. Our neighbor George was outside mowing his grass and she yelled out the window to ask him if he knew how the man's seeds connected with the woman's eggs to have a baby. After I saw that she was asking the neighbors, I decided to explain things to her. So I gave her the correct information too! My niece Erica, same age as Amy, asked her mom where she came from. My sister told her that she came from God and Heaven and that was why she was here. Erica said, "that's odd because Amy came from her father's penis in her mother's vagina!" My sister was not too happy but she cracked up! I just think that it shouldn't be such a big deal to talk about with children. When kids start to ask questions, they want and need honest information. Clearly, my kids shared information with others! Once kids get the answer they ask for, they usually stop asking questions. Today there are so many wonderful images and videos online to help explain sex to children at age appropriate levels.
I am also thankful that Dan, Olivia, and I are going to Renee's for dinner. I haven't seen her since she came home from Lebanon. She and Adam came over to pick up their mail the other night but I was out at a bereaved parent meeting! I made a dozen blueberry muffins for dessert. I'll stop and get vanilla frozen fat free yogurt to go with the muffins. When I stopped at Acme, half of their freezer section was out!! I had to suffer and buy lite cookie dough ice cream. We all had to suffer and eat that instead of the fat free frozen yogurt!!! We had a great time eating, chatting and watching Renee and Adam's videos and photos from Lebanon.
I sort of laid down on the couch for most of the morning until my eyes adjusted. My eyes burn and water for a few hours after the drops so I can't do much of anything until they calm down! I watched an old rerun of a Dr. Phil show. It was about the right age to tell your children about sex! He said that age 12 is the right age to start talking about sex. My kids asked me at a much younger age. I always answered age appropriately. Renee asked at age 5. Renee would NOT let up. I told her about the seed from the man and the egg from the woman and something special happens and a baby is formed. She asked me how the seed and egg got together. Renee was very persistent so I decided to tell her the truth. She seemed satisfied with the answer and never asked again. Fast forward to the end of the Kindergarten year field trip to the zoo! The kangaroos were quite frisky that day. The other kids said....look, they are playing and jumping on each other! Renee said "no, they aren't playing, They are having sex, the male kangaroo is inserting his penis into the female kangaroos' vagina and the female will probably get pregnant with a baby kangaroo!" I had never told Renee not to share the info, I didn't want her to think that sex was a bad thing or anything like that. I just assumed she had been satisfied with the answer and didn't dwell on it anymore. Needless to say, the other moms were not too happy with me. I wished I wasn't on that field trip!!Later I told Renee NOT to share the info because it is an important topic that kids have to ask their own parents about. Renee said, "OK, but it's not a big deal!" Amy also asked at about age 4 or 5. I didn't tell her the answer to the same question. Our neighbor George was outside mowing his grass and she yelled out the window to ask him if he knew how the man's seeds connected with the woman's eggs to have a baby. After I saw that she was asking the neighbors, I decided to explain things to her. So I gave her the correct information too! My niece Erica, same age as Amy, asked her mom where she came from. My sister told her that she came from God and Heaven and that was why she was here. Erica said, "that's odd because Amy came from her father's penis in her mother's vagina!" My sister was not too happy but she cracked up! I just think that it shouldn't be such a big deal to talk about with children. When kids start to ask questions, they want and need honest information. Clearly, my kids shared information with others! Once kids get the answer they ask for, they usually stop asking questions. Today there are so many wonderful images and videos online to help explain sex to children at age appropriate levels.
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