While pregnant with her third child, my friend explained to her five-year-old son that the baby in her tummy has fluid all around him like he’s swimming in water. Her son pointed at her bottom and said, “So, mom, if the baby is swimming in your tummy, is that the deep end?!” -Ems, friend of a mother of 3
Jan30
Oh, the marvelous mind of a child…
Yes, and often at the expense of the mother’s dignity. But we get used to it.