tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post8507072982142109143..comments2024-01-23T12:04:07.663-06:00Comments on Bellies and Babies: Vagina Anyone?Nicole Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221401549139626688noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-35869757759361502112009-06-18T22:08:35.545-05:002009-06-18T22:08:35.545-05:00I agree with you. What is wrong with the word vag...I agree with you. What is wrong with the word vagina, or any other part of the female anatomy for that part? My stepson actually cringes and leaves the room if I use the word uterus, but we had to remove the computer from his room due to the type of language that was used on the chatrooms.Andreahttp://www.pregnancy123.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-44703377139910121712009-06-18T13:00:13.728-05:002009-06-18T13:00:13.728-05:00Agreed! We are teaching our boys the right words f...Agreed! We are teaching our boys the right words for boy and girls body parts. <br />I have a funny story about a penis conversation my husband and two year old had. I just posted it yesterday on my blog - http://paulsbride.blogspot.com/2009/06/gender-of-lightbulb.htmlJessica Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152327170331184368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-35854546304235977262009-06-11T16:26:18.824-05:002009-06-11T16:26:18.824-05:00Great post! We grew up calling our vaginas the wo...Great post! We grew up calling our vaginas the word everyone else use for their butts (toushey? sp?). I was very confused when I heard the word in school.<br /><br />Btw, I love the art at the top of your blog. Beautiful!a/k/a Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499119739368587916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-2322228867096799412009-06-10T13:53:39.292-05:002009-06-10T13:53:39.292-05:00We use yoni around here, as well.
All encompassi...We use yoni around here, as well. <br />All encompassing and I thank Anne Frye for that. I have and will use the correct terms when appropriate and necessary but I like having a word that covers everything. But what is amusing is when my middle child refers to a penis as a long yoni.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349689467178274834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-14546893085252804262009-06-03T15:38:18.411-05:002009-06-03T15:38:18.411-05:00AMEN!!!AMEN!!!Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476521713324567909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-57657009124209402952009-05-26T19:42:06.142-05:002009-05-26T19:42:06.142-05:00I too have a VAGINA not a "lady" or a "ta-ta"
Bu...I too have a VAGINA not a "lady" or a "ta-ta" <br /><br />But I wanted to add for your entertainment that my son (now 15, then 6ish)when he overheard me and my daughter talking about "femine issues" said- <br /><br />son: "I know what you are talking about" <br /><br />mom: Really? What is that? <br /><br />son: "you're talking about Brittny's hairy line"<br /><br />???HAIRY LINE! <br /><br />Hands down best name! True story! Wins among my friends for sure!Beautiful Messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881500017562498377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-49316820444429913702009-05-10T11:37:00.000-05:002009-05-10T11:37:00.000-05:00I am pregnant now and I know we will be using the ...I am pregnant now and I know we will be using the real words for all body parts-- I don't make up nicknames for arms and legs, I'm not going to do it for a vagina or penis. It drives me CRAZY to hear people use baby voices and 'baby' names for thier children's organs--- what are we so afraid of?!? Now, I just have to get my parents and my husband's parents on the plan!!FandKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303080016881465602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-9056199999148254302009-05-08T18:01:00.000-05:002009-05-08T18:01:00.000-05:00Thinking about you today. And prayers for you and...Thinking about you today. And prayers for you and your family.Michellehowem41https://www.blogger.com/profile/07716323424874417177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-72470991014569908372009-05-03T19:29:00.000-05:002009-05-03T19:29:00.000-05:00my now 4yr old has always heard "yoni" in our home...my now 4yr old has always heard "yoni" in our home. While I don't feel shame using "vagina or vulva", since discovering the word "yoni", I feel that it encompasses the beauty of what a vagina is, a delicate place of strength and vulnerablity, a source of our creativity of life and/or self-empowerment, and not just a couple of holew where we pee and bleed from.<br /><br />You should see the looks though when my daughter yells "oh my yoni!" as she straddles certain climbing structures at the playground, it's hilarious!<br /><br />And since reading all the comments, I now realize I better let her teacher know that when she says yoni, she means vagina.<br /><br />Thanks for this...clearly having "vagina" in your title is getting the right kind of response!<br /><br />peace,<br />lilLilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01790648053581236364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-76761078600088452052009-05-03T09:47:00.000-05:002009-05-03T09:47:00.000-05:00I know people who call breasts ta-tas, so that lit...I know people who call breasts ta-tas, so that little girl could get mighty confused in the future!<br /><br />Once upon a time, when my younger son was a preschooler and my grandmother had a full house of renters, the boy was sitting on the toilet and my gradmother was apparently worried about aim. She called to him, 'Make sure you get your little tail down in there!' and he yelled at the top of his lungs, 'It's not a tail, Grandma, it's a PENIS!'<br /><br />She never called it anything but a penis from then on, just to keep him quiet! LOLJenny-Fairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406804998226262581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-53731073239187797902009-04-25T06:22:00.000-05:002009-04-25T06:22:00.000-05:00You know, I would be more comfortable using it if ...You know, I would be more comfortable using it if it weren't for a certain segment of feminism. When I hear vagina, I don't think of birth or anything else wonderful, but The Vagina Monologues. :/CappuccinosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707709617552413520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-50889855560931162532009-04-23T15:34:00.000-05:002009-04-23T15:34:00.000-05:00Hey, if you get a chance read my post on my hospit...Hey, if you get a chance read my post on my hospital tour... you might find it, uh.. interesting. <br /><br />http://hotbellymama.blogspot.com/2009/04/am-i-high-or-low-photos.htmlThe Three Little Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293720770115453987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-26945859341976613892009-04-23T13:36:00.000-05:002009-04-23T13:36:00.000-05:00I have to say, I'm seeing a pattern here: it seems...I have to say, I'm seeing a pattern here: it seems women are less comfortable using the terminology they grew up using, whether it was Vagina or Ta-ta, it all feels uncomfortable as a grown-up, and they want to change it for *their* kids. I was a 3 year old who frankly discussed my Vagina. Now that I'm a mother, I'm uncomfortable using the Real Word with my own daughter. She talks very clearly at age 2, and I don't want her growing up with people snickering at her when she indiscreetly uses the "right word." I have memories of grown-ups blushing and looking away when I used the word, vagina, in front of them. That gave me the impression it was "dirty." I think until society has an overhaul, it's better for her to be just "cute" and talk about her "hoo-hoo" at age 2, then when she's older and develops discretion, I'll inform her of the right word.Susannah Forsheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789037705502234165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-43345935307144216002009-04-15T16:40:00.000-05:002009-04-15T16:40:00.000-05:00It's no wonder why so many adult women are so unco...It's no wonder why so many adult women are so uncomfortable with their own VAGINA!! It's a beautiful natural thing and we should learn to embrace what it really is from day one!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-19297848877364660642009-04-14T15:13:00.000-05:002009-04-14T15:13:00.000-05:00This made me laugh, so I just had to chime in. My ...This made me laugh, so I just had to chime in. My mom used to call it my "little bottom." No one else had ever heard that term, so I had to explain it to my school friends. That's why it's easier to just use the right name in the first place, I guess! But then when my little brother was born (when I was 9 and now knew the terms), my mom used "penis" for him, when I was waiting with bated breath to see what bizarre euphemism she'd pull out of her you-know-where. Go figure!Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-18542519744176658922009-04-13T20:20:00.000-05:002009-04-13T20:20:00.000-05:00I totally just blogged about this stuff.
http://...I totally just blogged about this stuff. <br /><br />http://breedermama.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/the-vulvanator/<br /><br />Great post. We use: penis, scrotum, testicles, vulva and vagina...because that is what they are called and everyone understands what they mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-38551913945250895522009-04-06T16:33:00.000-05:002009-04-06T16:33:00.000-05:00I have a 4 year old girl and a 2 year old boy. I u...I have a 4 year old girl and a 2 year old boy. I use the term "private parts" to refer to their genitalia in general, and have been teaching them the specific words vulva and penis for their individual bodies, because those are the private parts that are most obviously seen and touched by them.<BR/><BR/>It is tricky because urine so obviously comes out of a boy's penis, and a girl seems to be deficient in this area. I don't want my daughter to feel like she's lacking in anything! I remind her that one day she'll be able to have a baby because of the way she's made.Dananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-10618477357341228232009-04-05T20:20:00.000-05:002009-04-05T20:20:00.000-05:00mamavee-brilliant!!mamavee-brilliant!!bellygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011960242845102824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-59924604257651092272009-04-05T18:53:00.000-05:002009-04-05T18:53:00.000-05:00We talk about this in parent groups alot. I think...We talk about this in parent groups alot. I think part of the problem is that we do have more parts than just the vagina - since vagina is just the inner parts - there's also the vulva. I know friends who have taken yoni has an all encompassing term - I like the idea, but it isn't for me. We say vagina in our house - but I know that it isn't anatomically correct either in its limited scope. Sigh. Alot of moms talk about how "vagina" is such an unattractive word - and what I wonder is it something about how we see/understand the word or is the word itself just not a pretty word. And I tend to think it might be the latter. :)Leahttp://www.happybambino.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-1950730006344511972009-04-05T16:10:00.000-05:002009-04-05T16:10:00.000-05:00Amen girly!!Amen girly!!Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824011828468454584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-61203697638125012822009-04-05T14:00:00.000-05:002009-04-05T14:00:00.000-05:00I tell my 18 month old every time she touches hers...I tell my 18 month old every time she touches herself that that is her vagina... vagina... vagina... vagina<BR/><BR/>My 3 YO son, pointed at me the other day and said, mama's penis. I quickly corrected him and told him mommy is a girl, mommy has a vagina and had him repeat the word vagina.<BR/><BR/>How ever, I have called it a vajay-jay & some other words before. :)Rebecka Jeffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245834723965434107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-63150068287705941812009-04-05T12:25:00.000-05:002009-04-05T12:25:00.000-05:00Yes! Exactly! I agree with you 100%. Have you ever...Yes! Exactly! <BR/>I agree with you 100%. Have you ever read the book "Cunt: A Declaration of Independence" by Inga Muscio? It discusses this topic at length and encourages women to learn about their body parts and to celebrate them. Seriously, it was a life-changing read for me. Keep up the good work!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741307051569694243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-23165373144992978272009-04-05T09:07:00.000-05:002009-04-05T09:07:00.000-05:00what a brilliant post!! ok, i'll admit it. when my...what a brilliant post!! <BR/><BR/>ok, i'll admit it. when my kids were younger, everything was either a peepee, or a butt. now that they're a little older, we have brought out the corrrect terms. they didn't seem to care either way. the important thing to me was that there was nothing wierd or shameful in it.<BR/><BR/>again, love this post! hugs to you!bellygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011960242845102824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-37685780057784567812009-04-05T08:08:00.000-05:002009-04-05T08:08:00.000-05:00i just wanted to click in and tell you my perspect...i just wanted to click in and tell you my perspective and thoughts. i am all about being informed and plan to tell my children all about their body parts...already do actually...it's just a natural thing that we will always talk about...none of this when they turn 13 we'll give them a book thing. know what i mean? my children will know the proper terms for their body parts, but we just don't call them that in everyday life. we don't think they are 'dirty words' or whatever...not shameful or anything. but, we just prefer different terms. i'm like that in everything though. i speak in 'slang' alot. doesn't just refer to body parts or bodily functions, but includes that for sure. anyway, just wanted to give the other side. some people just prefer other words. my conversation in that scenario probably would've been something like this: "Mom, do I have a penis?" "No, you have what's called a vagina, but we use the word ta-ta (insert personal favorite here :) ), not vagina. That is the official word for it though." See what I mean?Michawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083356425144072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-73608791153354989612009-04-04T23:08:00.000-05:002009-04-04T23:08:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, that bugs me too. I have friends who cal...Oh yeah, that bugs me too. I have friends who call their little boys penis a ding dong. Really. Like that is better than penis? <BR/><BR/>My boys know all the appropriate words, including vagina. My 3 year old keeps asking where my pee comes out and so I taught him about urethras.Enjoy Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227246774801636777noreply@blogger.com