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21 Of The Funniest Children’s Reactions After Finding Out Where Babies Come From Shared On Twitter
Raising children is a hard job—you feed and care for them, you protect them, and, most importantly, you're their primary source of information, so you'd better act like a walking encyclopedia. And while some of the questions are about colors or which type of dirt is best to build mud castles with, there are some harder topics that children sometimes stumble upon, and it's a parent's job to explain them to the best of their ability. Luckily, there are cases when the otherwise tricky situation can lead to a few laughs and a fun experience.
This Twitter thread was started by user megan (@meganmuircoyle), who kick-started a discussion about funny stories involving the first sex talk with kids. The seemingly innocently hilarious tweet revealed that plenty of parents have funny memories of their kids finding out about the birds and the bees.
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haha! I said thats when i learned about it(sadly, by some messed up kid and not my parents...)
The "talk" comes at a variety of ages. Some children can wait until they are 10 years old before their curiosity peaks, while others want to know the story when they hit 5 years. It all depends on the inner drive to know things, and the parent's willingness to talk about the topic. And as the thread proves, regardless of the age, all variants of the conversation can end in a funny memory.
There's also the inherent benefit of talking to your child about sex (regardless of them being on the younger side). For one, they will grow up with the knowledge of what it means, which will likely ease their trips down puberty lane. Additionally, if parents share their experience with a child, it creates a genuine connection between the two, further driving home the point that it's completely natural and not something to be shied away from.
When you grow up on a farm, those extra-credit questions don't arise too often, in my experience. My fam, we kinda figured it was cows with cows, horses with horses, cats with cats, and th eneighbor's dog with anyone's leg if they stood still. ;-P
Sorry, but that's not a babysitter's place (unless the child's parent grants permission) to explain.
I sure hope you had the parent’s permission to give the kids you were babysitting that talk. 🤨
I'm sure the parents were thrilled a babysitter had that conversation. What the hell? That took a lot of nerve.
As she wasn’t the parents, she had no right to.
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If my child's baby sitter told him about that, she would be fired on the spot. That was not that person's place under any circumstance.
Seriously, you took it upon yourself to tell children you were babysitting about sex?!? I hope you found another job. Shame on you!!
Why in the world would you take it upon yourself to tell someone elses children about sex? That's scary
All of you really need to chill. They already knew about this stuff! The babysitter felt brave enough to post it on twitter or whatever, and I doubt she/he got fired because she/he doesn't seem sad or angry about anything, and she said "babysat". Past tense. That was before she posted that comment maybe not RIGHT before, but it was clearly before she posted that. Therefore, the parents must be ok with it. Chill out.
I totally relate to the younger sister wish I and kind of the older sister too because after I was told I was like every single friend that I had always equate that means their parents must have had let me see my parents had it and I just went through this whole spiral
I can't remember what age I was, but I do remember asking my mum where babies came from. She was a nurse. She drew diagrams and used the proper names and everything.
My mom did the same, nurse as well. Has always called things by their name and been direct (age appropriate of course, meaning her answers changed according to our age while growing up). But i have always known what menstruation are, how children are born etc.
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When I learned about how babies were made (at age 6) I was silent for a moment, then I said "That sounds like it hurts. I'm never having a baby." and to this day I am asexual.
When I asked my daughter, just because I was curious as to what she might say, she thought for a moment then replied, "I think they pop out of Mommy's tummy then hatch out of eggs"😂🤣🤔
OH MY FREAKING GOD, I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER!! I choked on my coffee from laughing so hard by her comment. Then the actual visual of them popping out as eggs and hatching sent me into hysterical laughter to the point my ABS are killing me right now. This is brilliant
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My 4 year old: "I know I used to live in your tummy, but how did I get out? It's not like there's a door"
That's how my son phrased it, he was 5 at the time. The mom of one of the other kids at daycare was pregnant & he knew the baby was growing inside the mom's tummy. What was bad was that he asked me while we were driving home in rush hour traffic! Boy, that made for a fun trip!
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Our kindergarten teacher did a very basic overview. A little TOO basic. When she talked about females having eggs that come out every month, I was terrified. I thought I was going to start laying eggs like a chicken.
Unfortunately I had parents who told you nothing about how that worked. Few states if any had any kind of sex education. Some places it was illegal to teach about it or veneral diseases. Air Force basic training was the first so called sex ed. I'm male. This class consisted of showing us (there were about 100 of us in the room) a film about mensturation, then passing around contraceptives (like an IUD, a rubber, diagrhram) while the instructor read word for word out of the basic training handbook.
I remember thinking that you purchased babies when you went to the pediatric ward at the hospital - you know, when they have them all lined up in little see through incubators? And sometimes you would see the "shoppers" (parents) outside the glass as the nurse would lift one of the babies up to show them and they would smile and wave at it and then she would put it back in its little crib. I thought that was just salesmanship. And I distinctly remember my Mom telling me my brother was $7 more than me because he had to be circumsized. (I was about $35).
I thought that parents picked out babies like cabbage patch kids also.
Load More Replies... My mom and dad gave me a book, Where did I come from. My girlfriend and I would flip through it and laugh and she had a book about ancient Greece that had naked people in it. One day one of our friends wrote a note and stuck it in her bag, it said "Bring naked people book tomorrow." Her mom found it when I was over at her house and said "Ok girls no more naked people books!"
When my nephew was about 4 and I was pregnant he asked where babies came from I told him to ask his parents. Then he asked how they get out? And if my son was going to rip through my belly. I said no they don’t do that. Ended up having a c-section so that was fun to explain.
my neighbour has a daughter that is about 5 and she just had another baby, a boy. but anyway, after the mother got home from the hospital with the son, she explained child birth to the little girl. a few days later, i was baby sitting and she tells me “i’m never having a baby because it stretches out you BAGINA” i laughed very hard!
I did not care or think about where babies come from at all as a kid, which is odd because I'm normally very curious and like to theorize about stuff. Anyway, then when I was 10 my dad took me out and had "the talk". I was very taken aback and just sat there like "umm... okay...?". I learned about periods a little later, and other bits and pieces fell into place over then next few years.
when i learned about it i thought that the mom had to eat a egg to get pregenant
When I was six I ended up asking my parents to have sex so I could have a little sister. I probably knew a bit much at a very young age so...
When it was the end of the final year of Primary School, all the girls were invited, along with only female relatives, to a talk about periods. I don’t remember but afterwards, I asked my mum, “do you do that?” (Meaning have a period). She said yes and apparently I then paused to consider this and said rather seriously, “I don’t think I’ll bother.” My mum wouldn’t tell me why it was so funny xD
No one told me anything. At 14 I thought I was pregnant because a boy kissed me and left drool on my lips
My son got progressively more details on the matter (in response to his own questions) and when he was about 6 he wanted to know "Okay, but HOW does the sperm get to the egg?" I had no choice but to break the news, and his response was to say, "Ew...that's gross." before leaving the room to go play with his toys.
I learned at about 4 years of age. I identify as bisexual, but I know that I'm always gonna use things like condoms and birth control when I get old enough. Any kids will probably be adopted
When I learned that babies come from mummy's belly through vagina, I checked everytime I was on the toilet, whether I dropped a baby down there. I was 3 or 4. When my mum found out, she explained that the baby must grow in the womb for some time before it gets out. I learned the "full story" including sex around 6 years and similarly to the stories above I was shocked and couldn't understand how people could do this voluntarily. My kids are 5 and 3 and know very well how do babies come to the world,they know what a period is and why it is, but they haven't asked how do babies get into the womb yet. I am kinda curious about their reaction.
As an Asexual myself (NOT aromantic), I can't watch or read anything sexual, but my mind is always ready to crack a "that's what she said" without question.
When I was in high school I used to babysit for a family, little girl was 2, I went away for my first year of college and during that time they added another little girl to the family. While I was home I would babysit for them as needed. One night I got the baby settled and was playing with the toddler and she begins to wail and hold her stomach. I thought she had a stomach ache so I'm asking questions to see where it hurts when she tells me 'I have a big baby growing in my uterus!'
I can't remember what age I was, but I do remember asking my mum where babies came from. She was a nurse. She drew diagrams and used the proper names and everything.
My mom did the same, nurse as well. Has always called things by their name and been direct (age appropriate of course, meaning her answers changed according to our age while growing up). But i have always known what menstruation are, how children are born etc.
Load More Replies... When I learned about how babies were made (at age 6) I was silent for a moment, then I said "That sounds like it hurts. I'm never having a baby." and to this day I am asexual.
When I asked my daughter, just because I was curious as to what she might say, she thought for a moment then replied, "I think they pop out of Mommy's tummy then hatch out of eggs"😂🤣🤔
OH MY FREAKING GOD, I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER!! I choked on my coffee from laughing so hard by her comment. Then the actual visual of them popping out as eggs and hatching sent me into hysterical laughter to the point my ABS are killing me right now. This is brilliant
Load More Replies... My 4 year old: "I know I used to live in your tummy, but how did I get out? It's not like there's a door"
That's how my son phrased it, he was 5 at the time. The mom of one of the other kids at daycare was pregnant & he knew the baby was growing inside the mom's tummy. What was bad was that he asked me while we were driving home in rush hour traffic! Boy, that made for a fun trip!
Load More Replies... Our kindergarten teacher did a very basic overview. A little TOO basic. When she talked about females having eggs that come out every month, I was terrified. I thought I was going to start laying eggs like a chicken.
Unfortunately I had parents who told you nothing about how that worked. Few states if any had any kind of sex education. Some places it was illegal to teach about it or veneral diseases. Air Force basic training was the first so called sex ed. I'm male. This class consisted of showing us (there were about 100 of us in the room) a film about mensturation, then passing around contraceptives (like an IUD, a rubber, diagrhram) while the instructor read word for word out of the basic training handbook.
I remember thinking that you purchased babies when you went to the pediatric ward at the hospital - you know, when they have them all lined up in little see through incubators? And sometimes you would see the "shoppers" (parents) outside the glass as the nurse would lift one of the babies up to show them and they would smile and wave at it and then she would put it back in its little crib. I thought that was just salesmanship. And I distinctly remember my Mom telling me my brother was $7 more than me because he had to be circumsized. (I was about $35).
I thought that parents picked out babies like cabbage patch kids also.
Load More Replies... My mom and dad gave me a book, Where did I come from. My girlfriend and I would flip through it and laugh and she had a book about ancient Greece that had naked people in it. One day one of our friends wrote a note and stuck it in her bag, it said "Bring naked people book tomorrow." Her mom found it when I was over at her house and said "Ok girls no more naked people books!"
When my nephew was about 4 and I was pregnant he asked where babies came from I told him to ask his parents. Then he asked how they get out? And if my son was going to rip through my belly. I said no they don’t do that. Ended up having a c-section so that was fun to explain.
my neighbour has a daughter that is about 5 and she just had another baby, a boy. but anyway, after the mother got home from the hospital with the son, she explained child birth to the little girl. a few days later, i was baby sitting and she tells me “i’m never having a baby because it stretches out you BAGINA” i laughed very hard!
I did not care or think about where babies come from at all as a kid, which is odd because I'm normally very curious and like to theorize about stuff. Anyway, then when I was 10 my dad took me out and had "the talk". I was very taken aback and just sat there like "umm... okay...?". I learned about periods a little later, and other bits and pieces fell into place over then next few years.
when i learned about it i thought that the mom had to eat a egg to get pregenant
When I was six I ended up asking my parents to have sex so I could have a little sister. I probably knew a bit much at a very young age so...
When it was the end of the final year of Primary School, all the girls were invited, along with only female relatives, to a talk about periods. I don’t remember but afterwards, I asked my mum, “do you do that?” (Meaning have a period). She said yes and apparently I then paused to consider this and said rather seriously, “I don’t think I’ll bother.” My mum wouldn’t tell me why it was so funny xD
No one told me anything. At 14 I thought I was pregnant because a boy kissed me and left drool on my lips
My son got progressively more details on the matter (in response to his own questions) and when he was about 6 he wanted to know "Okay, but HOW does the sperm get to the egg?" I had no choice but to break the news, and his response was to say, "Ew...that's gross." before leaving the room to go play with his toys.
I learned at about 4 years of age. I identify as bisexual, but I know that I'm always gonna use things like condoms and birth control when I get old enough. Any kids will probably be adopted
When I learned that babies come from mummy's belly through vagina, I checked everytime I was on the toilet, whether I dropped a baby down there. I was 3 or 4. When my mum found out, she explained that the baby must grow in the womb for some time before it gets out. I learned the "full story" including sex around 6 years and similarly to the stories above I was shocked and couldn't understand how people could do this voluntarily. My kids are 5 and 3 and know very well how do babies come to the world,they know what a period is and why it is, but they haven't asked how do babies get into the womb yet. I am kinda curious about their reaction.
As an Asexual myself (NOT aromantic), I can't watch or read anything sexual, but my mind is always ready to crack a "that's what she said" without question.
When I was in high school I used to babysit for a family, little girl was 2, I went away for my first year of college and during that time they added another little girl to the family. While I was home I would babysit for them as needed. One night I got the baby settled and was playing with the toddler and she begins to wail and hold her stomach. I thought she had a stomach ache so I'm asking questions to see where it hurts when she tells me 'I have a big baby growing in my uterus!'
