How am I gonna explain this to my child?

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  • sponger wrote:
    My friend's kid once asked me why people use foul language. He must've been about 8 or 9 years old.

    I said, "It's because they're looking for attention."

    i would have said "when you grow up, you'll understand. now go get me a beer, you little fucker."
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • But anyway, yes, there was a time when one of my boyfriends nephews asked me how I got pregnant and I didn't know what to tell him. I just changed the subject. Maybe if it were my own child, it would have been easier.
    see - in this case, the kid wasn't yours...so you don't need to explain anything. you have to respect the wishes of the parents.

    I have had my nephew (he was 4) ask me why his "uncle" (my BF) was living in the same house as me...and it seemed like an innocent question...my Sister in law REAMED me for answering "because (BF) and I are in a relationship, like your mom and dad are."

    she said I was being "dishonest" for not telling him the truth - her point was that my BF and I aren't married, so she said we are NOT like her and my bro...

    at that point I mentioned that she instructed her kids to call my BF their "uncle" and he clearly wasn't - legally speaking at least. meh, it's hard to know how to respond to kids.

    I have had 'the" sex talk with a niece because i was asked to do this by her parents...and I have been told by other family members that it is hard for them to "explain" things to their children when they see me kissing my BF... :confused:

    OH, and that nephew - what a terror he was! I recall having to tell my Sis in law that she really needed to be less concerned with the legal qualifiers to my relationships and more concerned with showing her kid a little something about personal boundaries!! little bastard went into my room and put on my underwear!! (room was shut, drawer was shut, he had to get on a chair to get into my bras! little freak.)
    IF YOU WANT A PLATE OF MY BEEF SWELLINGTON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE COVERCHARGE.
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Just to prove our point SOS, a friend of mine just learned that his CUZIN is really his brother. His dadd LIED all these years and said they were cuzins and decided NOW is the time to drop the truth because his son is OLDER. EITHER WAY ITS STILL EFFECTING HIM!!!!!!!! you see? TELL THE TRUTH PARENTS!!!!!
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    SENROCK! wrote:
    Just to prove our point SOS, a friend of mine just learned that his CUZIN is really his brother. His dadd LIED all these years and said they were cuzins and decided NOW is the time to drop the truth because his son is OLDER. EITHER WAY ITS STILL EFFECTING HIM!!!!!!!! you see? TELL THE TRUTH PARENTS!!!!!

    I didn't know that my Adopted sister was actually my Mom's kid from before she met my dad. Didn't affect me much, because I was all grown up. But it was weird for a day.
    NERDS!
  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    I have had my nephew (he was 4) ask me why his "uncle" (my BF) was living in the same house as me...and it seemed like an innocent question...my Sister in law REAMED me for answering "because (BF) and I are in a relationship, like your mom and dad are."

    she said I was being "dishonest" for not telling him the truth - her point was that my BF and I aren't married, so she said we are NOT like her and my bro...

    at that point I mentioned that she instructed her kids to call my BF their "uncle" and he clearly wasn't - legally speaking at least. meh, it's hard to know how to respond to kids.

    ugh that's so annoying! what were you supposed to say "because we're living in sin"?
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    CityMouse wrote:
    ugh that's so annoying! what were you supposed to say "because we're living in sin"?

    HAHAHAHAHAHA that is AWESOME!!!!! :D
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    I didn't know that my Adopted sister was actually my Mom's kid from before she met my dad. Didn't affect me much, because I was all grown up. But it was weird for a day.
    hmmm thats not THAT much of a difference i guess but thats good it didnt effect you. :)
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    SENROCK! wrote:
    Just to prove our point SOS, a friend of mine just learned that his CUZIN is really his brother. His dadd LIED all these years and said they were cuzins and decided NOW is the time to drop the truth because his son is OLDER. EITHER WAY ITS STILL EFFECTING HIM!!!!!!!! you see? TELL THE TRUTH PARENTS!!!!!

    son, she said
    have I got a little story for you :) geesh!


    my mom always told me the truth about everything and when I was growing up we had a relationship that I told her everything. It got kind of jacked up when i started dating! (LOL) but still, I still tell her everything :)
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Allie wrote:
    my mom always told me the truth about everything and when I was growing up we had a relationship that I told her everything. It got kind of jacked up when i started dating! (LOL) but still, I still tell her everything :)

    That is awesome. I hope to have that kind of relationship with Annabelle. :)
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    That is awesome. I hope to have that kind of relationship with Annabelle. :)
    aw! :)

    well it wasn't all wonderful though. There were contentious (sp?) times. She didn't like my boyfriend. And there was some other stuff I'd rather not go into. But yeah I never felt like I couldn't go to her about any type of problem, so that part is good and I am lucky.
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
    6-01-06
    6/25/08
    Free Speedy
    and Metsy!
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Allie wrote:
    But yeah I never felt like I couldn't go to her about any type of problem, so that part is good and I am lucky.

    That's the most important thing, I think. :)
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    SENROCK! wrote:
    Just to prove our point SOS, a friend of mine just learned that his CUZIN is really his brother. His dadd LIED all these years and said they were cuzins and decided NOW is the time to drop the truth because his son is OLDER. EITHER WAY ITS STILL EFFECTING HIM!!!!!!!! you see? TELL THE TRUTH PARENTS!!!!!


    I mean is it really that hard??
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I mean is it really that hard??
    Apparently. Every time I watch the news, it's the same excuse.

    Here's one recent example http://www.kptv.com/video/17061750/index.html
    NERDS!
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Apparently. Every time I watch the news, it's the same excuse.

    Here's one recent example http://www.kptv.com/video/17061750/index.html


    How about this, "stop sending your eight year old child to Rock and Roll camp"!
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    How about this, "stop sending your eight year old child to Rock and Roll camp"!

    Hey, I wish I could've went to Rock and Roll camp. I was too busy listening to Shout at the Devil by the Crue when I was 8 though. It made me kill animals, and drink my own blood obviously :)
    NERDS!
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Hey, I wish I could've went to Rock and Roll camp. I was too busy listening to Shout at the Devil by the Crue when I was 8 though. It made me kill animals, and drink my own blood obviously :)


    I knew it...
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • Hey, I wish I could've went to Rock and Roll camp. I was too busy listening to Shout at the Devil by the Crue when I was 8 though. It made me kill animals, and drink my own blood obviously :)


    My mum got me that tape for my stocking when I was a kid... LOVED it!!
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Hey, I wish I could've went to Rock and Roll camp. I was too busy listening to Shout at the Devil by the Crue when I was 8 though. It made me kill animals, and drink my own blood obviously :)
    awwww YEYAH!!!! That album is STILL good!!!! And have u heard Steve-O's story on HIS crue exxxperience as a child??!! oh BOY.
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    SENROCK! wrote:
    awwww YEYAH!!!! That album is STILL good!!!! And have u heard Steve-O's story on HIS crue exxxperience as a child??!! oh BOY.

    I haven't, but I did cry when my mom wouldn't let me go downtown in 84 to see the Crue :rolleyes:
    NERDS!
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    My mum got me that tape for my stocking when I was a kid... LOVED it!!
    BECK URE DOWN WITH THE CRUE????!!!!!! :eek: freakin SWEET!!!!
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    I haven't, but I did cry when my mom wouldn't let me go downtown in 84 to see the Crue :rolleyes:


    I remember my older brothers playing "too young to fall in love" over and over again!

    That video had nothing to do with the song by the way! (I still love it though ;))
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    I haven't, but I did cry when my mom wouldn't let me go downtown in 84 to see the Crue :rolleyes:

    I will tell u one of these days. And dude, my parents told me the truth about the CRUE and so i was BANNED from ever seeing them!!! :eek: My first CRUE show was bearly like 4 years ago!!!! I used to have to hide their music and all the posters i hadd of them. damn.
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    I remember my older brothers playing "too young to fall in love" over and over again!

    That video had nothing to do with the song by the way! (I still love it though ;))
    where in thee HECK were u the other day?!!! I wanted you to watch the LIVE crue show with me!!!
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    SENROCK! wrote:
    I will tell u one of these days. And dude, my parents told me the truth about the CRUE and so i was BANNED from ever seeing them!!! :eek: My first CRUE show was bearly like 4 years ago!!!! I used to have to hide their music and all the posters i hadd of them. damn.


    Man, that sucks. I was the baby of seven kids so by the time I got to be a teenager my Parent's totally were cool..(on some things that is)

    GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS is still my favorite album by the CRUE!
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • SENROCK! wrote:
    BECK URE DOWN WITH THE CRUE????!!!!!! :eek: freakin SWEET!!!!


    Used to be when I was a kid... I loved that album :o oh yeah I was badass :rolleyes: :o:p
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Man, that sucks. I was the baby of seven kids so by the time I got to be a teenager my Parent's totally were cool..(on some things that is)

    GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS is still my favorite album by the CRUE!

    My dadd was cool but being as he is a preacher and I was raised in church, he always felt the need to keep me AWAY FROM SIN!!! He exxxplained music is GREAT but that Motley Crue were VERY sinful and I wasnt reddie for that scene. :D NOW he shakes his head and says 'havnt u outgrown them or Pearl Jam yet??!!'
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    SENROCK! wrote:
    My dadd was cool but being as he is a preacher and I was raised in church, he always felt the need to keep me AWAY FROM SIN!!! He exxxplained music is GREAT but that Motley Crue were VERY sinful and I wasnt reddie for that scene. :D NOW he shakes his head and says 'havnt u outgrown them or Pearl Jam yet??!!'

    What?!?!?!?! Did you say "I will NEVER outgrow them"?! ;)
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    What?!?!?!?! Did you say "I will NEVER outgrow them"?! ;)

    yeah he knows now. When he asks why i go to so many shows i tell him Im making up for lost time!!! :D
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    SENROCK! wrote:
    Just to prove our point SOS, a friend of mine just learned that his CUZIN is really his brother. His dadd LIED all these years and said they were cuzins and decided NOW is the time to drop the truth because his son is OLDER. EITHER WAY ITS STILL EFFECTING HIM!!!!!!!! you see? TELL THE TRUTH PARENTS!!!!!


    so when my 6 year old daughter asks me the following question i should tell them the truth?


    "hey dad, how was i made, is there really a Santa Claus, when will the tooth fairy come, you know how Nana died recently... well what is cancer and what happens to her when they put her into the ground... is there really a heaven? what happened to Madeline McCann and what were you and mummy doing under the covers the other night and why did you have a funny mask on with a zip for a mouth"


    you want the truth? you cant handle the truth


    kids need to stay innocent for a while non-parent dudes... ergo let us handle it whilst you lot pretend you are happy being single. :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    dunkman wrote:
    so when my 6 year old daughter asks me the following question i should tell them the truth?


    "hey dad, how was i made, is there really a Santa Claus, when will the tooth fairy come, you know how Nana died recently... well what is cancer and what happens to her when they put her into the ground... is there really a heaven? what happened to Madeline McCann and what were you and mummy doing under the covers the other night and why did you have a funny mask on with a zip for a mouth"


    you want the truth? you cant handle the truth


    kids need to stay innocent for a while non-parent dudes... ergo let us handle it whilst you lot pretend you are happy being single. :)
    haha cute. There are more of the MARRIED pretending to be happy than there are single......
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
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