09-6-2009 - Losing Lucy

My mood while writing this blog: shocked

My daughter Lucy is 8 years old and she is the kind of girl who loves her clothes, wants to wear make up and high heels (i don't let her), loves music and is always singing.

well one day last week she was in the living room singing away to herself. i wasn't paying too close attention as she sings most days anyway (mostly Girls Aloud / Sugababes etc or made up songs). Well anyway, she was singing away to herself and she sang this one line that made me snap my head up and look at her (my head snapped up so fast i almost gave myself whiplash lol). The line i heard her singing was

"You know that boy next door, he got me on the floor"

Well needless to say i just about had a heartattack. i managed to get her to stop singing the song and told her that it wasn't very appropirate for someone of her age to be singing songs like that. Well obviously she wanted to know why so i told her that the words were really for someone a lot older than her and i didn't want her singing songs like that. She then goes on to say to me

"Is it because it's about (giggle giggle) S-E-X"

OMG my heart just about stopped beating, i really didn't know what to say or do so i just decided to go with the truth kindof and tell her yes it was and that is why she shouldn't be singing it.

She then went on to tell me that she wasn't having any kids when she was older and she was going to get some Condoms. and then she wanted to know what condoms did. so i just told her they stop babies being born. So she says good i'll get some of them then.

OMG Ladies why is it that today's children are growing up so fast. i mean she's 8 years old. when i was 8 years old i probably wouldn't have even been able to pronouce Condoms let alone know what they were for.

Any advice on how to deal with akward questions from 8 year olds will be greatly appreciated.

xxxxx