Nothing Gets By Them

Are other people's children this inquisitive?  We are constantly having these conversations...


Ruby: My friend's mom is sick because she had a baby and they had to cut her tummy open to get it out.
Ada: (horrified) Why did they cut her tummy?!
Me: If the baby can't come out the regular way sometimes they cut the mommy's tummy to get it out, but they fix it.  It's okay.
Ada: (still appalled) Do they leave your tummy open?
Me: No, they put it right back together and it's fine.  It just takes a little while to heal.
Ada: I don't want to have any babies.
Me: You don't have to.
Ada: But what if a baby grows in my belly?
Me: You don't have to have a baby if you don't want to.
Ada: But if a baby grows in my tummy do I just give it to someone else?!
Me: You can, but a baby won't grow in your belly if you don't want to have a baby.
Ada: Do I have to tell someone?
Me: Tell someone you don't want a baby?
Ada: Yeah, do I have to tell someone?
Me: Umm...well you could tell your husband that you don't want any babies.
Ada: Do I tell the doctor?
Me: You can tell your doctor.  But you aren't going to have any babies in your tummy until you're a grown-up so you don't need to worry about it now.
Ada:  I'm gonna tell E's dad.  (E is one of her besties at school.)
Me: E's dad? Why?
Ada: He's going to be my husband.


Watching hockey with Steve.
Steve: They don't have teeth because they get knocked out when they hit each other so hard.
Ru: Where do the teeth go?
Steve: They get knocked out on the ice.
Ru:  Do they pick them up?
Steve: Umm...probably not.  They probably get scooped up when they clean off the ice.
Ru: What if they want their teeth?  They need their teeth back.
Steve:  They have a lot of money, I don't think they care about their teeth.