Do kids actually ask these questions? I never asked and the kids I've babysat (very unwillingly) never asked, and all the little cousins I have never asked. Do they really ask why they have to die? I know kids ask where they come from. And coming from an asian society, I can tell you parents get real creative with this.
The versions that are prevalent in my community:
1. I found you at a rubbish dump. (this one is so popular)
2. You were drowning in a river and daddy and I saved you.
It's funny cos everyone who's been told one of these end up crying. Except for the drowning story, they seem ok with that. It's actually a lot less traumatic than indoctrinating a kid though, because when they tell their friends at school, they figure it out.
My parents bought a comic style book that explains pregnancy so they bypassed the whole conversation.
The versions that are prevalent in my community:
1. I found you at a rubbish dump. (this one is so popular)
2. You were drowning in a river and daddy and I saved you.
It's funny cos everyone who's been told one of these end up crying. Except for the drowning story, they seem ok with that. It's actually a lot less traumatic than indoctrinating a kid though, because when they tell their friends at school, they figure it out.
My parents bought a comic style book that explains pregnancy so they bypassed the whole conversation.
