We’ve tried to prepare Squiggles for the fact that she is going to have a baby sister this summer. This has proven a bit tricky since her limited vocabulary prevents her from understanding phrases like, “dilated cervix,” “your world will be turned completely upside-down and you will be filled with sorrow and rage” and “please don’t jump on the fetus.”
One of the professors I work with is German and introduced me to Pregnant Barbie, who apparently is very popular in Europe but was banned in the US for promoting teen pregnancy (despite the wedding band painted on her finger). I’m not a fan of Barbie in general, but this one is brilliant. She has a magnetic, removable belly with a little baby inside!
My professor let me borrow the Barbie because the doll was apparently highly effective in explaining to her son that he was going to have a younger brother.
Miss Squiggles LOVES the Barbie (so much that we bought one on Ebay), and Tim sat down with her and explained the facts of life (Toddler version) using the Barbie as a tool. I’d like to tell you that everything is all clear now, but there is a fairly important point of confusion that remains to be clarified…
My daughter has been insisting that she is pregnant.
7 comments:
I wonder if you had the same reaction to her announcement as I had when you told me you were pregnant with Amelia. Probably not the same. They were both surprising and joyful occasions in different ways.
"Whooosshhhh!!!"
And that's just how it happens.
So cute!! And ha! I bet you do wish it came out in a "whoooossshhh!"
Pregnant Barbie!? What will they think of next?
Most excellent idea. Especially the whoooshhh!!
I don't like this Barbie, as it promotes toddler pregnancy. Ban it immediately! ;)
Looovvvveee it!
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