Elayna's current reading materials

[yendi]

Elayna just finished Deenie.

She's reading The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls at the breakfast table.

And she's reading The Lottery Rose for school.

My life is a series of really uncomfortable questions right now. :-)

(And no, I don't consider "go ask your mother" to be an acceptable response, unless I genuinely don't know. It's not like Elayna's not also giving shadesong her share of questions as well).

Comments

[jeff-morris.livejournal.com]

I had to do that about two years ago. My sympathies.

And last time I was in St. Louis we had a talk about eighth grade, peer pressure, and why boys are teh_evil.

She was with me on everything but that last item, for some odd reason.

JSM

[dindin.livejournal.com]

*points and laughs*

(G-d will now curse me with all boys. /kidding)

[niftybabe313.livejournal.com]

Deenie is a great book, I'm glad you and 'song are letting her read it!

[yendi]

There's little we wouldn't let her read -- most books that deal with mature themes are also just not that intersting to her, and I'd rather she be challenged.

[niftybabe313.livejournal.com]

I wish more parents thought that way, I'm glad mine did!

[litch.livejournal.com]

I've always through that guy's willful ignorance about female physiology was utterly detestable

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Frequently heard from Elayna: "I'll go ask Mommy. She probably knows more about it."

Yeah.

*scrubs brain to try to erase last night's bedtime conversation*

[jeff-morris.livejournal.com]

You'll probably both get a kick out of this; it was a summary of my daughter's sixth grade "Pre Sex Ed Discussion For Terrified Parents" meeting.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/jeff_morris/29987.html

[jerel.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Teachers learn not to let anything in the classroom faze them. When you react emotionally, you lose control of the class. So you don't make a big deal about a weird question or a totally stupid question. (Like "Is there a 'g' in adultery?" There isn't even a "G" sound in the word, so there is no need for a g!)

[yendi]

Hee! Great story!

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[thefirethorn.livejournal.com]

aaaaaahhhh.........Deenie. How I remember.

[meardaba.livejournal.com]

Hey, it means that when she hits the scary, almost sexual age of 12/13, she will have all the knowledge at her fingertips and will understand her body better than most preteens out there. A little embarrassment for you goes a long way in easing the embarrassment for and pressure on her.

She sounds like an incredible kid. Good work. I love parents like you. (I've worked with kids for years...I've seen them all).

[yendi]

*nod* that's exactly the goal!

Thanks!