He'd been playing outside with the other kids for a while when he came into the house and asked her, 'Grandma, what's that thing called when two people sleep in the same room and one is on top of the other?'
She was a little taken aback, but she decided to just tell him the truth. 'It's called sexual intercourse, darling.'
Little Tony just said, 'Oh, OK,' and went back outside to play with the other kids.
A few minutes later he came back in and said angrily, 'Grandma, it isn't called sexual intercourse. It's called Bunk Beds. And Jimmy's mom wants to talk to you.'
From my new stringer, Paul the BB.
Have just emailed this to all my grandmother friends
ReplyDeletehilarious!! I too will send it on to my granny dears ... I know one in particular whose grandson is five and who is starting to ask *those* questions ... :-D
ReplyDeleteWell, this should keep parents' playground conversation interesting! What a hoot!
ReplyDeleteAnd this is why, when my children ask questions where my mind immediately jumps to "birds & bees" kind of answers, I automatically say: "I'm not sure I understand. Tell me more about what you want to know."
ReplyDeleteThis has saved me from total humiliation more times than I care to count...
Doxy, you're right. It's always best to make sure that one understands the question before plunging ahead with an answer.
ReplyDeleteI actually owe my canned response to a very similar joke that was published in Reader's Digest many years ago. Only the question was: "Where did I come from?"
ReplyDeleteAfter his mother gave the technical information, little "Tony" looked at her in horror and said "Jimmy is from Ohio!" ;-)