When my daughter was 7, the questions got tougher. Such as, "I know some moms go to sperm banks to get the sperm. But how do the sperm donors get the sperm out?" This section will highlight some of the funny and rough questions we get in time. -- Mikki
From an Australian-based Choice Mom of three:
If only I could have taped this one! I'll try to recount it word for word!
Tonight at bedtime "Our Story" (from the Donor Conception Network) was the book of choice. Page 13: "Some very kind men gave some of their sperm so that women like me could have babies."
So my four-year-old asks, "Where do they get it from?
I answer, "The men who are donors."
"Yes but where do the donor men get it from?"
"Oh, they make it in their body."
"Where do they get it out?"
"Um, it comes out at special parts...." (not wanting to get into the whole 'penis can do two things' discussion!)
"But what do they do to make it come out?"
"uhhh...."
"Mum, how does the sperm get all out?"
I start giggling, as I know he is not just fishing to get me to say 'wank', the little scientist in him really wants to understand the process.
"Perhaps you could ask Uncle Mark all about it!"
"Will he know because he's a boy?
"Yes darling he'll know all about it!" (I smile knowingly!)
"And you are a girl, Mummy, so you don't know anything! Boys really are smarter, aren't they Mum!" (I'm not smiling anymore....... :):)