Comments on: Minding One’s Peens and Q’s

By: kidsandcrittersinwyoming

kidsandcrittersinwyoming — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:43:00 +0000

Personally I’d just ignore it. I haven’t peed with the door closed in 2 years, I don’t dare when I’m home all day with the 2 year old… So you know they’re gonna comment on something they’ve seen on YOU. It’s about time daddys started getting comments too

By: courtney

courtney — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:23:00 +0000

I would just say thank you and move on! And lock the bathroom door.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:29:00 +0000

I don’t have any real advice, but had thank you for the post. I laughed out loud – something I really needed this morning.

Thanks!

By: Izababy and KJ's Mom

Izababy and KJ's Mom — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:53:00 +0000

oh I’m certain he’ll remember to shut/lock the door from now on. I know my dh does. All it took was our 17 month old to walk in on him and try to crawl between his legs as he was in midstream! LOL! All I heard was “Hey! Hey! Get outta there!” Somethings just take once… LOL!

By: bernthis

bernthis — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:57:00 +0000

I would just drop it and hope she doesn’t mention it to anyone. What else can you do? You are right not to make a big deal out of it and you are right not to ever say that someone’s body part isn’t nice and God knows I love compliments just as much as the next gal LOL

Give her something pink and I’ll guarantee that will become her new obsession and she’ll forget all about how nice her dad’s pee pee is

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:33:00 +0000

This made me laugh a lot - take your compliments where you can get them, indeed!

But it also made me remember....

When I was in labour with my son (now 14), things started going very badly just before a shift change at the hospital. I fell apart as the contractions came close.

The midwife hung with it for a while but then decided that she may as well go home and let the next one deal with me. I was crying and hurting and very unhappy and seriously regretting my decision not to have drugs.

So I half heard her telling the other midwife, hey, I don't know, she was with it and together and strong-minded and in the last hour she's suddenly fallen apart and ... *vague pointing at me*

I cried again, thinking yes, falling apart! Help me! Give me a ceasarian, you heartless cow, anything!

And the new midwife took my hand and said "Hello, Sylvia, my name is Jane."

And something dredged up from those early lessons from my mom and I stopped crying and said "How very nice to meet you," and smiled before flopping back into a mess of new contractions.

Politeness. It's hard to overcome.

By: hschinske

hschinske — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:09:00 +0000

Honestly, I just figure small children say things like this. My son announced “I have a penis” in the middle of the library once, when he was three. Everyone laughed, no one was shocked, and it was just No Big Deal. If I said anything at all, it was probably something like “Yes, that’s right.”

By: Shamelessly Sassy

Shamelessly Sassy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:00 +0000

This post made me laugh ridiculously hard.

By: Wishful Mommy

Wishful Mommy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:43:00 +0000

Because I was a young victim of rape, I taught my daughter about “privacy” and “private parts” very early so in a case like this daddy would say, “Thanks, honey, but remember, a penis is private. Okay, go play, and we can play together later.” No shame but enforces the private part. Good luck! I think it is precious she has such good manners.

By: Todd Jordan - tojosan

Todd Jordan - tojosan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:46:00 +0000

Wonderful post! What a question. I’d say thanks and go on like nothing happened. Of course, you’re tempted to wonder how many boys she might say that too. LOL. Great read. Thanks for sharing.
Now following you on Twitter btw.
tojosan