tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946174211545068607.post1751505093285073346..comments2011-03-16T10:31:50.297-04:00Comments on The RMS Musings: The conversation that brought me back from hiatusReganMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09553151276966737461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946174211545068607.post-88422575318596990922011-03-16T10:31:50.297-04:002011-03-16T10:31:50.297-04:00RMS-I am a mother of three, although my oldest is ...RMS-I am a mother of three, although my oldest is only 5 it is amazing the conversations that have already ended up on our dining room table, in the car or while saying goodnight. I think your final statement says it all, "...never turning away from a conversation, no matter how much you may want to." We’ve had the opportunity to discuss death, adoption (within our immediate family), body parts (and their differing purposes), why families lack mothers, fathers, or have two of each. I have found that honest, simple truth is always the best route. When you give them this language from the start (for example knowing that a penis differs from a vagina and why) it will take some of the sigma away when in a few years this conversation will need to grow. I fully believe that having real conversations with our children is the greatest gift we can give them in preparing them for the world. Allowing them to trust they can ask questions, and get honest answers. And just for the record I am vehemently against the restriction of literature but being engaged with your kids and being willing to talk about the read is the key.mamacomedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811141651370451077noreply@blogger.com