Why you should watch your words

After a long time using birth control last night was the first time Mum had her period in a while. Needless to say the sudden influx of hormones meant she wasn't at her usual calm best, and snapped at The Boy when he kept asking silly questions about everything she did.

I decided to explain to The Boy and The Girl what was wrong with Mum, as I believe that even if they're too young to understand the logic, they're at least old enough to understand that there IS some logic and won't feel as hard done by. I explained that mummies have an egg in their tummy which is where a baby grows from, but when there isn't a baby the old one needs to come out so a new one can grow. I explained that the only way it could come out is if it was bled out, and - although it's nothing to worry about - because mummy was bleeding a little bit for a week she would be a bit grumpy because bleeding is isn't nice.

After explaining this to The Boy he proceeded to tell us that when Mummy "lays" a baby it might be a boy or it might be a girl. Got to love his literal interpretation, I guess.