I had the privilege of observing this conversation at the dinner table this week.
Ava wasn’t very motivated to eat dinner, so I enthusiastically pointed out the different foods on her plate in hopes of encouraging her to eat something. After saying the name of each thing, Ava added “poop” to the list of foods.
Jody piped in, “We don’t eat poop, our food turns into poop.” And then gave a fast lesson on digestion about how when we eat food it goes into our tummies, turns into energy and helps us grow, and then we poop out what’s left.
Ava had an incredulous look on her face and said, “Nuh-uh, that’s not what happens.”
Jody said, “What happens to food when we eat it?”
Ava explained that when we eat food “it goes into a pile and then little bits go out to your body” and give you lots of “energy and energy and energy!” At which point she got very animated in demonstrating the energy.
She then turned to me to ask, “Is that right, Mommy?”
Me: “Yes, that’s pretty close to what happens.”
Jody (to Ava): “So then where does poop come from?”
Ava (pausing to think for a second): “Your butt.”
Cue peals of laughter from Jody and me.
Yep, Ava, you definitely know what you’re talking about. :)
Stumble it!
mimipz5wjj says:
hysterical!
And I’m glad to see that “poop” conversations at the dinner table happen in families that aren’t all boys!
My kids are fascinated by the words “poop,” “fart,” “butt” (you have to sing that one “buuuuuuttttt” and wave your tushy in the air), etc.
boys are weird.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Justine says:
I am thrilled to know that we are not alone in our socially inappropriate dinner conversations! I am grateful that our kids are so comfortable and trusting that they will bring up anything (and oh my, do I mean anything)while eating. We try to balance that with teaching traditional table manners to use for “proper” meals.
It does increase the anxiety level while eating out since you never know what might happen (like the time our pre-schooler announced very loudly at our favorite veggie/mexican place that her “butt smelled like a brownie” I’m still not sure where she was going with that particular line of thought) :)
April 25th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Tara says:
I love it when kids say things to make you crack up. But in my house, that’s always followed by “DON’T LAUGH MOMMY!” The best is when they do something naughty that is hilarious – the torture of keeping a straight face while redirecting all that energy!
April 25th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Maria says:
LOL! I am rolling on the floor laughing… at work… one couldn’t make this stuff up! :)
April 25th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Jody says:
If you’ve not heard it, the song “Poopsmith” by Over the Rhine is so useful for the poop talking families.
http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2007/11/poop-goes-in-potty.html
April 25th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
amygeekgrl says:
Oh yes! We love the Poopsmith song in this house. :)
Not on your brother, not on your sis, not on any family member you might want to make a list. ;)
Amy
Crunchy Domestic Goddess
April 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Mandy says:
Adorable! The things kids say are a riot!
April 25th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Jozet at Halushki says:
LOL!!!
You just can’t beat a literal answer.
Poetry is for the squeamish, lol.
April 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Megan@SortaCrunchy says:
What. A. Hoot.
April 26th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Jen @ One Moms World says:
LOL… kids are so funny!!
April 26th, 2008 at 9:42 am
chelle says:
I often let them know that their poop will change colour depending on the veggies they eat! It gets them curious and works sometimes!
April 26th, 2008 at 10:55 am
chelle says:
I often let them know that their poop will change colour depending on the veggies they eat! It gets them curious and works sometimes!
April 26th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Holly says:
That is way too cute. I would be cracking up as soon as the conversation started!
April 26th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Nicole says:
Gee, you can’t slip anything past Ava, can you!? :) What a cutie!!
We love the poop song too, although I curse Jody daily for introducing us to it!! Q had to listen to it over and over and over before bed for a long time. It got old ;)
April 28th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Kim says:
OMG That is hilarious!
April 29th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Liz says:
Hi, just stopped by via 5280. Poop is an endlessly funny topic now that I have a 2 year old!
April 30th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Penny says:
So funny! I’ve told Tim the same as Jody but he’s not quite sure about the poop aspect yet. He talks about “tanks” that his food goes into.
May 4th, 2008 at 12:55 am