This morning the whole family was hanging out in Willy's and my room. A typical Saturday lazy morning. Molly disappeared to the vanity area in the bathroom and came back presenting Willy with a treasure she'd found under my bathroom sink... a box of Tampons! Willy sighed and said "Thanks Molly. I don't want tampons right now." I chuckled and Toby started laughing like it was the funniest joke he'd ever heard so I told him "Stop laughing you goof. You don't know what that means!" Ben piped up "Oh I know what tampons are for. They're for cleaning up your bum after you have a baby, right?"
Um. No. Nice try...
He decided to try again. "Okay. Are they for covering up your boobs so they don't bleed through?"
Bleed through? HAHAHAHAHA. Sweety my boobs don't bleed from breastfeeding. Okay in fairness I might have shed a drop or two when Molly first got teeth and was feeling rather chompy, but that's the exception not the rule. In general, the term is "leak" not "bleed through". And my boobs don't even do that any more. So no, I don't use tampons for protecting my shirts from
bloody leaky boobs.
Fortunately the cackling from mommy and daddy diverted everyone's attention away from the original question, and no explanation of a tampon's true purpose was required. Phew.
Comments (5)
LOL!!!!! oh man, I'm dying, that's so hilarious
lol...that's hilarious! Cute new look to your page!! :)
You know when you're holding these sweet little babies, we never think of all the ways we'll have to explain all the embarassing aspects of our life!
Saved by the cackle. . .I'm going to remember that one for some awkard-to-answer questions.
That is too funny, Ang! I have to tell you a story...So, I was in class one day, and my teacher told us this story.
My teacher was teaching a 1st grade class and he always did a "show-and-tell" that was related to the day's science topic. The kids were asked to bring something that smelled, (for the sense of smell lesson). They were going around the circle and kids were showing what they brought that smelled. Well one little boy brought a scented maxi pad to "show-and-tell". My teacher was hoping that no one would ask what it was...but of course, you know kids...very curious. One little boy asked..."Well, what is it?" My teacher thought for the quickest moment...and responded with, "OH!! It is a barbie mattress!!!" 'The next day, my teacher got calls asking where to find barbie mattresses at the store.