Sex ed
Word Count Wednesday
A few months ago, when it was all the rage with teenage girls (and older women, too), a friend lent Caiman Twilight.
He stayed up all night reading and said, in the morning, “I think I have ovaries now."
...which became a running joke. Hugh and I began mentioning Caiman's ovaries whenever he did something against masculine stereotype.
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This week, Eli's fifth grade class started their sex ed unit. After day one, I asked how it had gone. Eli's answer was serious, mature. Even a little proud.
"Well, I did learn some things," he told me. "And Caiman does not have ovaries."
~ 102 words (i'm rusty) ~
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This week, Eli's fifth grade class started their sex ed unit. After day one, I asked how it had gone. Eli's answer was serious, mature. Even a little proud.
"Well, I did learn some things," he told me. "And Caiman does not have ovaries."
~ 102 words (i'm rusty) ~
3 comments:
That's fantastic! I'm still laughing. Can I share that with Abe?
Sure, Mary. Are they doing this stuff in Abe's class, too? Caiman told Eli that when he was in 5th grade they showed the class a movie of a baby being born (The Miracle of Birth, maybe?). Eli's hoping they don't show that this year -- though when I told him I could write him a note to get him out of it he said that was unnecessary, because the teacher said they could just cover their eyes if there was stuff they didn't want to see!
priceless!!
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