Mother and Father

"We learned about mother being more special than the father."

"But Ummi already told us that," chimed H.

"I told them how I help you," said S.

"I'm confused," said N.

"They told us girls are not supposed to ride bikes because it's a boy thing."

Hmm, I don't know about that. I guess I'll have to check it out but as far as I know...nah. I'll let it go, for now.

"I'm confused why mothers are more special than fathers," said N.

"Well, mothers carry babies inside them. They get sick a lot, then the babies get so heavy that the mothers might not even be able to walk properly. Then when the babies come out their faraj will tear and the doctor will have to sew it back up. Then they will be in pain, give the babies susu, and that can hurt too," I went on and on, while thinking that I might scare them out of having kids of their own, especially the girls.

"But the fathers have sperms," said H.

I was slightly taken aback, but my immediate response was,

"Yeah, and that's about it."

Oops! I didn't expect it but they broke into a fit of giggles, and so did I, after I fully realized the implication of what I said.

"They just have that? No eyes, ears, face," began S, still giggling.

I went to the kitchen to wash my hands, trying to hide the mirth bubbling up inside me.

Oh, if only hubby was there. He'll get an interesting recap of what happened today. That's for sure.

But, boy, was I surprised at H's comment. No wonder MIL is scared of talking too much with him. He can really nail you to utmost embarassment!