Why is it that all the baby books omit a huge section on "what to do whens," for example, what do you do when your child plays with his bum and says things like "what's in my bum" and "is poop in my bum" and "I want to see in my bum" and "I want to see mama's penis." Actually, I'll go off topic now and explain....he was getting a little fresh with me when I happened to have a bathing suit on and in an instant opened my top and said "mama's penis" and I said "no, mama doesn't have a penis, that's mama's boob" which he then proceeded to try to investigate but with a help from junk food I was able to distract him and divert his attention only after he says to brother "mama's boob" and then bother says in a higher octave "MAMA'S BOOB".
So, well, back to the original question that I'll just throw out there for you to ponder. The kid is playing with his bum full on and says "brother, see my bum" which he then turns to show bother his bum. Luckily he was unable to really spread his bum to show brother what he really meant him to see and brother laughs hysterically running off saying "see what's in my bum." In his determination to see what was in his bum he proceeds to ask again and again until finally I respond with a response that I thought would just leave him thinking and end the conversation. I said, "you would need a mirror to see what's in your bum." He then stops for a quick second, thinks and then says "I want to see a mirror to see what is in my bum" okay, okay, okay "see here is a mirror" and I lifted him up. Luckily, when you are two you can't quite figure out how to turn your head to look behind you while spreading your cheeks to see what is in your bum.
Anyway what exactly is a person to do when faced with these questions and why didn't I pick the right books to read?
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