If you saw two monkeys getting it on at the zoo and a child asked you, 'What're those monkeys doin' what would you say ?

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It depends on the age of the child. If it’s an older child, and you’ve already explained the birds and the bees, it may be appropriate to explain, but I’d probably distract a younger child.

Nimbus · M

@Carissimi Exactly, the truth might confuse a younger child.

Carissimi · F

It would scare them. I remember my learning about the birds and the bees when I was 11. I was shocked, and said, “I hope I get hit by a bus,” and that was just being told about menstruation. The sex part disgusted me, and I said, “I’m never doing that!” Young minds are very different in what they can accept and understand. Of course as we grow up, our whole perception of it changes. @Nimbus

Nimbus · M

@Carissimi I concur.
Childhood is precious and we grow up far too soon.