6-yo K son stares at my bare legs

[Anonymous]

He probably just wants to feel the stubble. My 3 yr old niece kept trying to wipe the "dirt" off my legs one day when I hadn't had time to shave. She spent a good 10 minutes doing it, while I tried to explain to her through my laughter that it wasn't dirt.

[Anonymous]

OMG!!!!! a 6yo can't touch his moms legs????? what kind of children are we raising????

[Anonymous]

Off topic, but my 3 year old asked what was the dirt all over my legs? She was referring to my varicose veins. That's the only time I got to laugh about them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably best to nib this in the bud, and certainly before you end up being the Jocasta in this scenario.

I would threat to cut his nuts off and wear them as earrings if he ever so much as looks at you in an inappropriate manner again.

You're messing around, right? Sarcasm doesn't always come across in print (I've learned that the hard way).

I would have thought that second sentence was enough to show that poster wasn't being serious.

Maybe, you just never know around here.

[Anonymous]

zumbamama wrote:I think your son is just curious. And I think it might be a moment where you can teach him what kind of touch is appropriate with family or girls in general. Hugs for mom - yes. Holding hands - yes. Caresses on the leg - no. Breasts - no, those are for babies. That kind of thing.

are you serious ZM? a child is not allowed to touch his mom's legs or breasts? it's not like they're trying to arouse you...

[Anonymous]

Have you tried a pedicure? That should draw him away from the legs . . . although you certainly don't want him to develop a foot fetish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand why this makes you uncomfortable...is this a joke?

because it's done in a a way that made me uncomfortable. no this is not a joke.

You have the issue, not him. Please figure out what your problem with males is because as he gets older you'll only get weirder about it and your attitude will mess up his sexuality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

zumbamama wrote:I think your son is just curious. And I think it might be a moment where you can teach him what kind of touch is appropriate with family or girls in general. Hugs for mom - yes. Holding hands - yes. Caresses on the leg - no. Breasts - no, those are for babies. That kind of thing.

are you serious ZM? a child is not allowed to touch his mom's legs or breasts? it's not like they're trying to arouse you...

yes, I know a 6yr old wouldn't be trying to arouse his mom. And it's not wrong to be curious about body parts. Personally, I'm not weirded out by the legs. I've given all my kids massages on their legs, shoulders, etc., we have tickle fights and we are openly affectionate. But if I had a 6 yr old repeatedly touching my breast, despite it being non-sexual, I would tell still tell him that is inappropriate to touch womens' breasts.

For example, my DS likes to run and jump in my arms when I see him at the end of the day, and give me a big huge hug. I love that he is happy to see me come home from work. But then around age 5 or 6, he started doing that to girls in his class. Tackling them down to the ground to give them a hug. He thought he was just giving them a friendly hug, but I had to explain to him the appropriate way to deal with other kids, as far as giving them space, being gentle and respectful. That's all I'm saying.

[Anonymous]

It's probably the stubble that's there one day and gone the next. My nephew asked my sister (re her stubble), "Mommy, why do you have wood sticks coming out of your legs?"

[Anonymous]

"hey, kiddo, what's so interesting about my legs?"