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[quote=Anonymous]When mine asked about it, they were younger than 8 but I can't remember exactly how young. I told them that sometimes when women are pregnant, their circumstances change and they're not able to be a good mom. We talked about some possibile reasons why someone might not be ready to have babies such as age, finances, school, etc. I said that sometimes, rather than having the baby knowing she isn't ready to be a great mom, she can take some medicine or have a small procedure (kind of like a surgery) to make her not be pregnant any more. We also discussed adoption and what a wonderful gift that is. Then we talked about how our bodies are our own and we get to make choices about our own bodies, including when to have babies.

It was a simple convo. NBD. Don't make it any more complicated than you have to, don't act upset about the topic or he'll pick up on your stress, and don't bring up sex I you don't want to explain sex. If he brings it up, give the simplest, shortest version of the truth you're able to and let him ask for more info when he's ready to hear it. [/quote]

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