China

Ok, this is a PG-13 posting....

I was reading to Kai a book about children living in China. After a few minutes of reading, Kai sat up and said, "How do kids live in China?" So, I explained how China was far away and you have to fly over an ocean to get there etc. But, he said again, "I don't think kids can live in China." So, again, I talked about how kids live in different countries all over the world. You get the picture.

Finally, in complete exasperation, he said, "But, Mama, no one lives in my pee-pee." I paused. I was completely confused.

Then, it hit me-- Kai's word for "vagina" is "gina" (not pronounced as the woman's name, but just take off the "va" from "vagina"). So, if you say this out loud, you realize that "gina" sounds a lot like "China."

I realized he thought the kids were living in someone's vagina. Oh, Joe and I had a good laugh about this one. It's all especially funny since Kai is very interested in babies right now and where they come from and he even asked my mom the other day if she had a "gina" and if he could see it!

Ay de mi!