I Know Where Eggs Come From!

My 3 1/2 year old son stopped our conversation this evening when he announced to the table that he knows where eggs come from. I stopped in my tracks and just looked at him. "Where do eggs come from sweetie?" I asked him. He stood up, turned around a little and pointed to his butt repeatedly. Then he said confidently "eggs come from the bum of birds!"

I just looked at my husband in shock for a few seconds and then burst into laughter. I was going to correct him but I wasn't sure how. So I said "that's right sweetie, eggs come from the bum of birds," and just left it at that. I barely know the details myself so who am I to argue with him.

But then I thought. Who in the world is telling my son about where eggs come from? I'm assuming it's the same person who recently explained to my son that there are good guys and bad guys and good guys kill bad guys dead. The first time I heard this interesting theory come out of my son's mouth, I was pretty shocked. I asked him who told him that and he named his friend from school. He then went on to explain that he and his friend were good guys. My first thought was that I need to talk to my son's friend's mom immediately about the boy's influence on my son. But after I calmed down a little I realized that these things will happen sooner or later and that talking to his mom would do no good and might actually result in unnecessary hurt feelings and hostility (probably on my part).

So I just looked my son in the eyes and told him that good guys do not "kill bad guys dead," they (the police which are the good guys) put bad guys in prison. I then had to explain, in the simplest and least scary way possible, what a prison was and why bad guys had to go there. I wish I didn't have to do this so early in his life. Having to talk to him about bad guys and what happens to them. It's so dark. But I guess it's part of life and it's my job to try and prepare him for what's out there in the world.

At least he knows where eggs come from! :)