Which we guess is rather a rather tiny price to pay amidst the countless joy they bring.
Kids can be very inquisitive, trusting and loving, characteristics which incidentally also render them vulnerable and open to being potentially misguided or taken advantage of. Kids can also be very sensitive and emotional. What this means is that most parents are usually concerned about how their children might react to big changes in the family because yes, kids do have a stake in family affairs.
One of the biggest changes for any family is arguably when a new addition to the family is expected, which usually is greatly anticipated. But parents might worry how their older kids may receive the news. So, it is not unusual, in most cases, to have a family discussion about it.
Most parents who find themselves in such a situation might expect to be grilled by their kids. But luckily for these unnamed parents, not them. Their kids already know the basics, saving them a whole lot of (silly) explanations.
The family discussion went along the following lines…
Mum and dad interrupting a pair of very young bubbly boys in the midst of playing. Mum says: “we need to talk to you about something important”
Kids: “What?”
Mum: “I want you to know how much mummy and daddy love you.”
Kids: “What?” As if yo say, just get on with it.
Mum: “We have something that we want to tell you?”
Kids: “What?” Spill the beans mum, you’re holding up our play
Mum: “I have a picture to show you.” Finally grabbing their full attention. Everyone likes a photo, we think.
Mum showing the pictures to her kids, says: “I don’t know if you can see anything.
Can you see anything in there?“, she asks
Kids looked at the picture she was holding in fascination, their attention captivated and mum adds in a quiet voice: “That’s my belly.”
To which one of the little boys observes in wonder: “you’re having a baby.
And his brother echoing the same sentiment asks: “you’re going to have another baby?
The huge smiles on the boys’ faces, we think is what the parents were hoping for.
Of course, the kids were fascinated with the picture of their sibling as a foetus in their mum’s womb. While the younger brother took the photograph from the mum to admire the image it deciphers, the other brother dropped the bombshell:
“When did you guys have sex?”
To which their dad, who had been silent during the whole discussion replies with an embarrassed chuckle. It was priceless.
We don’t know who, when or where the video was shot but it raises some questions as briefly discussed below.
Watch the video
Broader consideration
From the embarrassed chuckle, it appears that this couple hasn’t had the talk with their kids about how babies are made. So, it would be interesting to learn how the kid come to the knowledge that sex begets babies in a manner of speaking. Perhaps they learnt it at school, it’s not inconceivable. The prudent thing to do in such a situation would be to try to find out how the kids came to the knowledge – school, media, movies, peer, etc.
A parent cannot be too careful about what knowledge (and from where) their kids are acquiring. What with the numerous cases of child sexual abuse we read and hear about all the time, a parent cannot be too careful in monitoring how their children acquire information. It could prove to be a lifesaver both literally and figuratively. We want to know the things impacting and affecting our kids growing up processes. A family discussion about what is going on in our kids’ lives is one way to keep a tab on things, and we strongly recommend it.
You can’t even say the word sex to them even if you mean gender…
Mehn I wish naija parents would be free like this
Woah ?
Lool na today?? E don they na…Kids know more than adults. The things u think they ought now to know, they already know better than you.
Kids are simply very special