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21 Of The Funniest Children’s Reactions After Finding Out Where Babies Come From Shared On Twitter
Raising children is a hard job—you feed and care for them, you protect them, and, most importantly, you're their primary source of information, so you'd better act like a walking encyclopedia. And while some of the questions are about colors or which type of dirt is best to build mud castles with, there are some harder topics that children sometimes stumble upon, and it's a parent's job to explain them to the best of their ability. Luckily, there are cases when the otherwise tricky situation can lead to a few laughs and a fun experience.
This Twitter thread was started by user megan (@meganmuircoyle), who kick-started a discussion about funny stories involving the first sex talk with kids. The seemingly innocently hilarious tweet revealed that plenty of parents have funny memories of their kids finding out about the birds and the bees.
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ZACHARY HARROD 4 years ago
I love hearing about young kids trying to make something out of something they have no idea about
Ben Steinberg 4 years ago
I can just hear this same kid in 15 years trying to pick-up women at a bar: "So baby, what do you say, you and me go and block-up your exit pathway for a little while?" /s
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Mr. Derpy Dino 4 years ago
haha! I said thats when i learned about it(sadly, by some messed up kid and not my parents...)
A 4 years ago
Honestly I think most kids nowadays are learning about it (and anything sexual in general) through dirty-minded friends. I know I did........
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Yvette Desmarais 4 years ago
Two things no one wants to think about: their parents having sex, their kids having sex.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
True!I'm still thinking of my parents as two virgins that happen to have kids!!
Load More Replies... ARandomPerson 4 years ago
its funny how kids think that the only time you have sex is when you get pregnant lol
なつみZamashi 4 years ago
I thought that too. My mom has 4 kids and I just assumed she only had sex 4 times in her life. I believed that until I was like around 13
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SapphireEatsRocks 4 years ago
probably a little more times than that little billy, jimmy, and tommy.
JENAVIVE RIVERA 4 years ago
i mean she probley done it more cause some people have sme problems doing it
Rissie 4 years ago (edited)
The challenge with explaining how sex works is that you have to find smart brain words for something that is one hundred percent snake brain activity and is almost only understood when someone hits puberty and understands the feels that come with it. To a kiddo, who's snake brain does a lot but nothing sexual yet, it's just strange... And that's a good thing. I do like explaining how two women or men get a baby, cause that has nothing to do with that part and is just our smart brain understanding how we don't need the snake brain to make babies.
Sherri Mantooth Bagwell 4 years ago
When I told my son he just looked at me and said, "disgusting human habits." I completely lost it
The "talk" comes at a variety of ages. Some children can wait until they are 10 years old before their curiosity peaks, while others want to know the story when they hit 5 years. It all depends on the inner drive to know things, and the parent's willingness to talk about the topic. And as the thread proves, regardless of the age, all variants of the conversation can end in a funny memory.
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Carole Strawn 4 years ago
I nearly fell out of my chair laughing at this one. Dad wasn't wrong.
bon bon (still purple boi) 4 years ago
pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft-lol
Elaine Mattingly 4 years ago
Don't decorate the truth you don't have the ability to try to go over a child's head.
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Rachel Connot 4 years ago
...because they don't have farm animals in other states?
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Margot Mage 4 years ago
My 6 year old sees the rooster trying to mate the hens every day lol. Farm kids/kids with lots of animals learn about sex and death v young.
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Bear Hall 4 years ago
Old joke: "Open minden parents teach about sex. -Daddy, why are those dogs on the top of each other? -Well, they are making puppies. Later the kid walks in on them. -Daddy, what are you doing? -Well, we are making a little brother or sister for you. -Can you turn Mommy around, please? I would rather have a puppy."
giovanna 4 years ago
I don't know, is 5 young? I got the information and the explanation when I was i think younger than that.
Commander Rex 4 years ago
Eh, really depends on maturity when talking about this kinda stuff.
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Anna roberts 4 years ago
Why was your high school History teacher talking to you kids about sex?
There's also the inherent benefit of talking to your child about sex (regardless of them being on the younger side). For one, they will grow up with the knowledge of what it means, which will likely ease their trips down puberty lane. Additionally, if parents share their experience with a child, it creates a genuine connection between the two, further driving home the point that it's completely natural and not something to be shied away from.
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AlmightyOne 4 years ago
In regards to the age sharing thing: don't share your age! I'm not an adult, either, but that's why I don't share my age. To avoid predators. Listen to the others when they warn you. The just want you to stay safe.
Michael Capriola Jr. 4 years ago
"Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is good. Every sperm is useful in your neighborhood. Every sperm is sacred. Every sperm is great. If a sperm is wasted God gets quite irate." -- M. Python
FoREVer Tholomew Plague 4 years ago
Biggus Dickus probably has the most sacred of sperm so that he and his wife, Incontinentia Buttocks can keep their bloodline strong.
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Beth Arriaga 4 years ago
My daughter started her period at 10. She thought a woman bled once, then it was over until the next month. When I told her she might bleed, day and night, for up to 7 days, I have never seen anyone look so betrayed in my life. She still is angry with me at 'making' her think it was a one shot deal.
Anna roberts 4 years ago
I started at 10 and no one had told me anything. I thought I was bleeding to death. Good thing we had a family down the street that used to have a farm. The 7 yr old explained it to me
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Jackie Swenson 4 years ago
I knew at the ripe old age of 10 from stumbling across "grown up videos"with my friend Victoria.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
They get off lucky ---- my mom's probable response to that, had I asked.
Jackson Red 4 years ago
us men dear child have something called D.A.D also know as Dumb Ass Disease
Batgirl Kitty 4 years ago
It’s not fair! I mean, i haven’t had it yet, but i hope it doesn’t for a long time.
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A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
Same here. When I saw some birth control items in a store and asked what they were, I was like "but the only reason you could possibly want to do THAT was if you wanted to have a baby, so why would anyone need birth control?"
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Little Panda Bear 4 years ago
Same. I couldn't understand what was so "fun" about it. Still don't honestly.
RiaDeCatterpillar 4 years ago
XD so true. i think all kids are grossed out when they first learn
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Duchess Raven Waves 4 years ago
Aww. This kid is a great person. Sexuality has nothing to do with it. All he understands is that its fun for him but it's not always the case for the girl he is with and childbirth always sucks. Compassionate and kind.
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Tenley Samson 4 years ago
its good to learn young. its a whole lot better then not learning untill your high school heath class in my opinion :l
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SapphireEatsRocks 4 years ago
when I was 10 I new- let's just say too much- i new where it went-
Katya Myers 4 years ago
It is shocking to me that so many children have no idea how opposite sex bodies look and work...
Anna roberts 4 years ago
Parents are embarrassed or (especially here in Az where there are lot of Mormans) religion dictates. It's sad because if a child doesn't know they will experiment
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Theodore Triant 4 years ago
This is such a legit response. Adults try to pull so many fast ones on kids that are way more plausible than this
Margot Mage 4 years ago
Why not say the truth when the child asks? It's not dirty or weird to know how your own species reproduces.
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Deceased Nemo 4 years ago
Oh my god thats great, probably should have explained the other thing too
Vicky Z 4 years ago
And then she would announce that she wants to be a boy probably😄
Load More Replies... Michael Capriola Jr. 4 years ago
Back in the 17th century, the court ladies decided to play a practical joke a 6-year-old nobleman's daughter and placed a newborn baby next to her in bed. When the girl awoke, the court ladies explained that she'd given birth in her sleep. They cooed and oooed over it until someone thought to ask who the father might be. The little girl said that the only two men who had ever kissed her were her father and the King. So it had to be one of them.
Don't Look 4 years ago
someone forgot the important details. Of course at 4 I don't expect the details to be needed....
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
When you grow up on a farm, those extra-credit questions don't arise too often, in my experience. My fam, we kinda figured it was cows with cows, horses with horses, cats with cats, and th eneighbor's dog with anyone's leg if they stood still. ;-P
Tim Haight 4 years ago
He or she will have to watch porn like the rest of us to see how its done.
StormWolf 4 years ago
Well as a kid I thought all cats were female and all dogs male, so it would have made sense for them to mate 🤷
Kate Bowler 4 years ago
I used to think that too, and work out if cars were male or female by the masculine/feminine look of their headlights!?! Haha. lol
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M Kate McCulloch 4 years ago
Can I watch is a perfectly normal question. The answer is No, you may not. This is a private thing between two people. (Some may argue it can be more than two but honestly, why? too distracting... and never a child or a person who says no). But, a time may come when you get to do this yourself, when you are older, like me! But no hurry! There is so much to life you don't want to miss out on all the good stuff like hiking, and learning, and making art!!
Ana Jovanovic 4 years ago
My niece was the same. Her first question was, is there somewhere we can watch this? :D To which my brother instinctively shouted No! :D haha
Tame panda 4 years ago
@bonbon I hope your family members get rid of you as you have intentions to eliminate their privacy
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Chris Largent 4 years ago
Sorry, but that's not a babysitter's place (unless the child's parent grants permission) to explain.
Capelli rosa e patate 4 years ago
I sure hope you had the parent’s permission to give the kids you were babysitting that talk. 🤨
Kristin Ingersoll 4 years ago
I'm sure the parents were thrilled a babysitter had that conversation. What the hell? That took a lot of nerve.
Commander Rex 4 years ago
As she wasn’t the parents, she had no right to.
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TruestBlack 4 years ago
If my child's baby sitter told him about that, she would be fired on the spot. That was not that person's place under any circumstance.
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AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
so you had a period the last week but there's still blood in the toilet? I am disturbed.
Sue Prewitt 4 years ago (edited)
You don't flush? Nasty . . . .Plus, it's in the past tense, how long did you leave it there?
Maddy_BobaTea 4 years ago
son: im gonna buy you chocolate? me: oh? were are you gonna get money? son: your purse ^w^
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bon bon (still purple boi) 4 years ago
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Wiebke Smeulders 4 years ago
My daughter (3) also likes to announce this to everyone first thing she meets them. That's how daycare found out, the neighbours..
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Commander Rex 4 years ago
Hey! Don’t use that word! I doubt he knows what it means.
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Susan Williams 4 years ago
I was quite open about conception when my children were small. My little girl once asked a similar question about why do people have intercourse if they don't want a baby. I just told her "because it feels good". She was satisfied and went on to other, unrelated, topics.
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Stille20 4 years ago
I've seen several of these.....what else have these kid heard from adults that makes them thing their parents are making it up.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
Storks, roses and cabbages... That kind of condescending bullshit...
Load More Replies... Carole Strawn 4 years ago
To a young child, the entire process just sounds ridiculous. This isn't unusual at all.
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Rebekah 4 years ago
Preschool teachers have always known more than you think about your family.
Anna roberts 4 years ago
Not just preschool... Never forget the 1st grader who was so excited to tell me his dad was getting out of jail and it only cost $200.00,...this time LOL
Load More Replies... Anne 4 years ago
What's the problem.. (also.. why only him?).. I swear y'all (vaguely gesturing at the US) are too hung up on nudity..
John Montgomery 4 years ago
It's true. I remember being very young and talking to my mom while she was in the tub. At some point my dad said my mom should stop it. I forget the exact reason. At the time I didn't know what sex was so I didn't understand. I also remember when I first saw Superman II, my parents had to quickly tell me Superman and Lois had gotten married off screen when they are in the fortress of Solitude. It was well before puberty so I had no idea they were doing anything other than literally sleeping.
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Mustn’t eat the mango 🥭 4 years ago
Being nude is not a big deal tbh besides it’s personal time in privacy
M Kate McCulloch 4 years ago
we are all born nude. we are all nude under the clothing. if we make it a big deal, it becomes a big deal - of curiosity. If it's not a big deal, it's really not a big deal... I'd seen my dad unclothed - he didn't linger he just said - oops! and walked off to get shorts or get dressed. I'd shrug and go about my day. Never giving it a thought. What was the big deal?
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Caroline Driver 4 years ago
I can't remember what age I was, but I do remember asking my mum where babies came from. She was a nurse. She drew diagrams and used the proper names and everything.
giovanna 4 years ago
My mom did the same, nurse as well. Has always called things by their name and been direct (age appropriate of course, meaning her answers changed according to our age while growing up). But i have always known what menstruation are, how children are born etc.
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HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago
When I learned about how babies were made (at age 6) I was silent for a moment, then I said "That sounds like it hurts. I'm never having a baby." and to this day I am asexual.
Luna 4 years ago
When I asked my daughter, just because I was curious as to what she might say, she thought for a moment then replied, "I think they pop out of Mommy's tummy then hatch out of eggs"😂🤣🤔
MRSS 4 years ago
OH MY FREAKING GOD, I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER!! I choked on my coffee from laughing so hard by her comment. Then the actual visual of them popping out as eggs and hatching sent me into hysterical laughter to the point my ABS are killing me right now. This is brilliant
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A 4 years ago
My 4 year old: "I know I used to live in your tummy, but how did I get out? It's not like there's a door"
Memere 4 years ago
That's how my son phrased it, he was 5 at the time. The mom of one of the other kids at daycare was pregnant & he knew the baby was growing inside the mom's tummy. What was bad was that he asked me while we were driving home in rush hour traffic! Boy, that made for a fun trip!
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Harleen 4 years ago
Our kindergarten teacher did a very basic overview. A little TOO basic. When she talked about females having eggs that come out every month, I was terrified. I thought I was going to start laying eggs like a chicken.
Tim Haight 4 years ago
Unfortunately I had parents who told you nothing about how that worked. Few states if any had any kind of sex education. Some places it was illegal to teach about it or veneral diseases. Air Force basic training was the first so called sex ed. I'm male. This class consisted of showing us (there were about 100 of us in the room) a film about mensturation, then passing around contraceptives (like an IUD, a rubber, diagrhram) while the instructor read word for word out of the basic training handbook.
Heidi Svenson 4 years ago
I remember thinking that you purchased babies when you went to the pediatric ward at the hospital - you know, when they have them all lined up in little see through incubators? And sometimes you would see the "shoppers" (parents) outside the glass as the nurse would lift one of the babies up to show them and they would smile and wave at it and then she would put it back in its little crib. I thought that was just salesmanship. And I distinctly remember my Mom telling me my brother was $7 more than me because he had to be circumsized. (I was about $35).
Ms.GB 4 years ago
I thought that parents picked out babies like cabbage patch kids also.
Load More Replies... Ms.GB 4 years ago
My mom and dad gave me a book, Where did I come from. My girlfriend and I would flip through it and laugh and she had a book about ancient Greece that had naked people in it. One day one of our friends wrote a note and stuck it in her bag, it said "Bring naked people book tomorrow." Her mom found it when I was over at her house and said "Ok girls no more naked people books!"
Samantha Cole 4 years ago
When my nephew was about 4 and I was pregnant he asked where babies came from I told him to ask his parents. Then he asked how they get out? And if my son was going to rip through my belly. I said no they don’t do that. Ended up having a c-section so that was fun to explain.
Caroline Driver 4 years ago
I can't remember what age I was, but I do remember asking my mum where babies came from. She was a nurse. She drew diagrams and used the proper names and everything.
giovanna 4 years ago
My mom did the same, nurse as well. Has always called things by their name and been direct (age appropriate of course, meaning her answers changed according to our age while growing up). But i have always known what menstruation are, how children are born etc.
Load More Replies... HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago
When I learned about how babies were made (at age 6) I was silent for a moment, then I said "That sounds like it hurts. I'm never having a baby." and to this day I am asexual.
Luna 4 years ago
When I asked my daughter, just because I was curious as to what she might say, she thought for a moment then replied, "I think they pop out of Mommy's tummy then hatch out of eggs"😂🤣🤔
MRSS 4 years ago
OH MY FREAKING GOD, I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER!! I choked on my coffee from laughing so hard by her comment. Then the actual visual of them popping out as eggs and hatching sent me into hysterical laughter to the point my ABS are killing me right now. This is brilliant
Load More Replies... A 4 years ago
My 4 year old: "I know I used to live in your tummy, but how did I get out? It's not like there's a door"
Memere 4 years ago
That's how my son phrased it, he was 5 at the time. The mom of one of the other kids at daycare was pregnant & he knew the baby was growing inside the mom's tummy. What was bad was that he asked me while we were driving home in rush hour traffic! Boy, that made for a fun trip!
Load More Replies... Harleen 4 years ago
Our kindergarten teacher did a very basic overview. A little TOO basic. When she talked about females having eggs that come out every month, I was terrified. I thought I was going to start laying eggs like a chicken.
Tim Haight 4 years ago
Unfortunately I had parents who told you nothing about how that worked. Few states if any had any kind of sex education. Some places it was illegal to teach about it or veneral diseases. Air Force basic training was the first so called sex ed. I'm male. This class consisted of showing us (there were about 100 of us in the room) a film about mensturation, then passing around contraceptives (like an IUD, a rubber, diagrhram) while the instructor read word for word out of the basic training handbook.
Heidi Svenson 4 years ago
I remember thinking that you purchased babies when you went to the pediatric ward at the hospital - you know, when they have them all lined up in little see through incubators? And sometimes you would see the "shoppers" (parents) outside the glass as the nurse would lift one of the babies up to show them and they would smile and wave at it and then she would put it back in its little crib. I thought that was just salesmanship. And I distinctly remember my Mom telling me my brother was $7 more than me because he had to be circumsized. (I was about $35).
Ms.GB 4 years ago
I thought that parents picked out babies like cabbage patch kids also.
Load More Replies... Ms.GB 4 years ago
My mom and dad gave me a book, Where did I come from. My girlfriend and I would flip through it and laugh and she had a book about ancient Greece that had naked people in it. One day one of our friends wrote a note and stuck it in her bag, it said "Bring naked people book tomorrow." Her mom found it when I was over at her house and said "Ok girls no more naked people books!"
Samantha Cole 4 years ago
When my nephew was about 4 and I was pregnant he asked where babies came from I told him to ask his parents. Then he asked how they get out? And if my son was going to rip through my belly. I said no they don’t do that. Ended up having a c-section so that was fun to explain.
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