agirl -> RE: How do I answer his daughter? (9/30/2009 1:26:37 AM)
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ORIGINAL: agirl My question still stands.......... Why NOT tell a child that he was conceived that way? Is it meant to be far worse than being the result of an unprotected shag? No you are missing my point. Calling a 5 year old a test tube baby to his face, is a shitty thing to do, calling a child a mistake, is a shitty thing to do. Calling them NAMES like that is a shitty thing to do. Now, telling a 10-15 year old that "hey we need to talk, there are somethings you need to know, about how you were born" and then explaining the situation to a kid who can UNDERSTAND what it means, is fine. No-one mentioned *calling* children names. The only comment made was *informing a child of his origins*, so I'm not sure where has that sprung from. You said.... "Why would you tell a child he was not conceived naturally? Whats the point? To me, that's a pretty shitty thing to do. " .....and that's the comment of yours that I was responding to. In my little herb garden, we don't make a big issue about talking about the nitty gritty of life from a very early age. There are things that are just a fact of life and best treated that way without unnecessary emotion and drama attached to it. My children would know by the time they were able to ask about procreation and the *How did I get here ?* stage....around 5yrs old. ...and they'd be told in the usual matter-of-fact manner that everything else gets dealt with. Children take their lead from YOU. agirl
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