How to handle “the talk” with small children?

Hey all! My son is 5, and just a few minutes ago, we had an interesting discussion. He was sitting with me on the couch, and apropos of nothing, he suddenly asked “You know how babies come from their mommy’s tummies?”Me: “Yes.”Him: “How do they get in there? And how do they come out?”Me: “How do babies get in their mommy’s tummy?”Him: “Yes. And how do they get out?”Me, feeling awkward: “Well, when a mommy and daddy want a baby, they work together to have one.”Him: “HOW?”Me: “Well, the daddy plants a seed in the mommy, and that seed grows into a baby.”Him: “How does the seed get in the mommy? Does she swallow it?”My DH is laughing now because he knows I’m trying to skirt the question and my son is having none of it.DH: I think he’s wanting to know the mechanics.Son: Yes, ‘chanics.So, I don’t want to be one of those parents who tells a story like “Well the stork...” and I have taught my sons the anatomical names for their body parts and all that, but I still felt super weird talking about sex with my five year old, but I’m trying to be truthful, so I blurt out: “He plants the seed with his penis.”Son starts laughing hysterically, and accusing me of joking. I assure him that I’m not joking, so he asks again, how does the seed get from the daddy’s penis to the mommy’s tummy.DH takes pity on me and says “You know how Mommies don’t have penises? They have vaginas.”Son does know this from barging into our bedroom while I’m changing and asking where my penis is, so he confirms.DH: The daddy puts his penis in the mommy’s vagina and plants the seed and then they have a baby.”Son: “Okay. Can I have a granola bar?”I feel conflicted because on the one hand, I don’t want to lie to him and he needs to know this eventually. On the other hand, I feel sooo awkward talking penises and vaginas with a five year old. Have you guys had to have these sorts of talks? How did/will you handle? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2xkc2e9