The title of this post is pretty self explanatory...right? H has recently started looking at her naked Dad (who frequently showers just as she is waking up and climbing into bed with me for stories) with great interest, and is particularly fascinated by his "tail", otherwise known as his doodle.
As you will notice, I've called it his doodle, because I am still a five year old that way. I don't actually mind the word "penis" but it sounds so clinical. Especially out of a child's mouth.
That's just my perspective - clearly the experts disagree, with current recommendations to use the correct names for body parts from a young age. That is, you know, penis and vagina.
This is particularly difficult for me, as I harbor a great deal of word phobias. Word phobia is my term for a word that sets my skin on edge and I'd rather not be used in my presence. Moist. Fresh. Discharge. Vagina.
Reading those words in black and white it could seem I've actually been scarred from some kind of traumatic yeast infection or an early exposure to pornography, but no, I just hate the way they SOUND. As I've mentioned before, I used to be a nanny, and every time my six year old charge talked about her vagina it made me want to light my ears on fire.
Still, I recognise the need to sit down and have a discussion about body parts with Miss H. This was all too apparent on Saturday evening when, sharing a bath with a male toddler friend, H grabbed his doodle and shouted "TAIL!". His Mum took over and explained all about penises and vaginas, which left H looking a little confused because she only knows she has a "fanny". As I said, I'm a five year old.
So penises will be tails and vaginas will be fannys for some time in my house, until perhaps a boy comes along and tails become doodles. We'll be a house of Kindergarten kids when it comes to privates.
Oh, and testicles are just balls.
What names do you use for your parts?
Z x
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