“The Talk” with a Preschooler
I knew it was coming. There’s just no avoiding having “The Talk,” and nowadays, given the media, internet, even parental influence… The Talk seems to be happening earlier and earlier.
For our four-and-a-half year old, it happened today.
It was innocent enough. We were traveling to Great-Grandma’s house and Colby was looking out the window at cars flying by.
That’s when he brought it up.
“Mommy, why do Transformers turn into cars?”
And, like any mother would, I turned to Clint and said, “This is all you, Daddy.”
Clint spouted off some impressive Transformer knowledge, going into such detail I was afraid it was too much for Colby’s mind to digest.
“Wow,” I said, when he finished his explanation. “Well, I suppose it’s important to be straightforward about these things.”
“No sense in lying about it,” Clint shrugged.
It’s true, really. He’ll find out soon enough anyway. Better he hear it from his dad than some mis-informed big kid who thinks that Bumblebee transforms into a Peterbilt and not a super sporty Camaro.
(Everyone knows Optimus Prime is the Peterbilt. Duh!)
Now, with the Transformer Talk under our belts, we’re that much more prepared for that other talk; the one where “when a mommy and daddy love each other very much…”
Maybe then we can put it into Transformer terms too:
“When a Decepticon and Autobot love each other very much…”
Nope. Wait. Decepticons and Autobots are enemies. And robots. And dude robots at that.
Hm.
Suddenly I’m beginning to think having the real “Talk” will be less complicated.
(And I have also realized that my Transformer knowledge is far more extensive than I originally thought. So very sad.)
