The Five of Clubbs: The birds and the bees (and the falcons)

Friday, May 1, 2015

Before the kids were born, I convinced my husband, Bob, that we should not use euphemisms for our children's body parts. It wasn't easy. The real words sound strangely clunky, especially when applied to newborn bundles of cuteness. When I would remind him as he was changing our firstborn's diaper to make sure he wiped off her labia, he would cringe and tell baby Eva, "Mommy wants to make sure I clean your Girl Power."

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