Friday, February 8, 2008

Philosphical, for a Two-year-old...

Joel asks, "Momma, how does poop come out? Do you take your poop out?" Now how am I supposed to answer that? No, a person does not take their poop out, but neither do I want to teach him to push too hard. It was entirely random when he asked. We were playing with letters on the fridge. Philosophical questions from a two year old! Boy am I in for it! Suggestions anybody?
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  1. DanFebruary 9, 2008 at 9:54 PM

    Chirsty,

    This is probably very ignorant of me, thus I apologize in advance for my question.

    I'm not understanding the philosophical nature of Joel's question. To me there is a fairly direct response based on physiology; I'm sure I'm missing something here. Sarah is sleeping or I would ask her. Maybe you can elaborate.

    Dannyboy

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  2. Dustin TramelFebruary 10, 2008 at 6:55 PM

    The many wonders of being a parent... and of being a child. Sometimes simple philosophy is the most profound.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2008 at 2:06 PM

    To answer Dan's question... I thought of that when I named the blog. That's just that is as philisophical as Joel gets... How does the poop get out? Do you pull it out? Push it out? Something invisible and mysterious takes it out? I read that for a potty-training child, the sensation of pooping in the toilet as opposed to a diaper, is as if a part of their body is falling off or coming out. It is supposedly scary.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 11, 2008 at 10:10 PM

    Dan,

    Freud actually connected pooping to one's emotional ability to express feelings. For him, the philosophical and the physiological were intricately connected. Then again, he also did a ton of cocaine.

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