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I've talked with BallFiend on many previous occasions about human reproduction, as has DeepSpice. So far it has just been the very bare basics. We have followed the philosphy of trying to answer the question that has been asked (and only the question asked!) as simply as possible. Leave it at that. Never elaborate. (A tip sheet on talking to kids about sex , published by the WA Department of Health, gives some good guidelines for handling this stuff.)

So he already knows that men have 'seeds' and women have 'eggs' and he know the correct names for various body parts.

Anyway, I was driving home from the shops, with both kids in the backseat when BallFiend pipes up, and completely out of the blue starts asks "So how do you catch the seeds? Do you catch them in a bucket?"

He got a very long silence in reply as my mind played through several answers that, whilst I knew would be funny, wouldn't be appropriate to give to a 5 year old. Would have broken the "Never elaborate" rule for starters!
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