Sweet conversation with my nephew
This happened awhile ago, but I thought I'd share. Straight from the mouths of babes I tell ya. My nephew is 8. This happened when they were up visiting, I went up to tuck him into bed.
"Aunta Siesha?"
"Yes honey?"
"Wanna see what sister found?" (sister, his nickname for, well, his sister.. aka my niece)
"Sure honey, that would be great!" (thinking she found a neat toy)
"Ok!" He proceeds to jump off the bed, and run over to the dresser. Now keep in mind, they were VISITING. So when they visit they stay with my sisters best friend, and I drive up and stay with them. My sisters best friend has a husband, two kids, and a manny (male nanny) who is one of their best friends. So all in all it was: Myself, my sister and her two kids, our friend, her husband, her two kids and the "manny". The "manny" gives up his bedroom to my sister and the kids when they visit and he takes the upstairs couch, while I take the downstairs couch. It is VERY hectic and crazy. So anyway.......
"Shoot aunta Siesha, she moved it"
"What is it honey? What did she find?"
"OH HERE IT IS!"
He proceeds to walk over and hand me a DVD. I'm thinking, cool, they found a nice wholesome kids movie!
Not so much.
He proceeds to hand me porn. Yep you heard me, PORN. Just the COVER of the DVD alone is enough to corrupt any young mind! (turns out my niece found it hidden away in a drawer or closet - but she had to DIG for it).
So, I'm thinking to myself, ok, aunta, this is pivitol, think, think, THINK!
Of course I do the only logical thing and say:
"Huh, that's interesting. Did you WATCH it?"
And he says.........
"Sister and Ellie did, but I didn't very much because it was... (HUGE pause)... WEIRD"
So I said the only logical NEXT thing which was:
"I'll be right back".
Of course he panics because he knows I'm going to go and tell his mom. (of COURSE I am, I'm just the AUNT I give out CANDY not lessons on what PORN is!).
I walked downstairs, made sure none of the other children were present, and said "guess what my beautiful nephew just handed me!" and proceeded to throw it onto the coffee table.
The next few minutes are a blur at best.. there was yelling and blaming and yelling some more, followed by laughter (that was me. LOL), and then some more yelling.
Meanwhile upstairs:
My nephew is laying in bed FREAKING OUT. His mom goes up and DEMANDS to know what happened, so he's trying to tell her and he's crying and I'm just shaking my head. She then proceeds to FLY downstairs to confront my niece. (Oh, in case I didn't mention it, my niece is 10, Ellie - the one she watched the film with, well she's a big whopping 5. Ya. 5!).
So I crawl onto the bed with my nephew, and I say:
"Honey, you did the right thing. Please always come to ANY adult anytime you find something that you don't know what it is, or you have any questions".
And he says:
"Am I in trouble? I don't want to be in trouble! What WAS that anyway".
I kissed him on the forehead, told him I loved him VERY much - and went and got his mother.
And that, my friends, is how the AUNT handles porn. ;o)
P.S. - no one was hurt in the viewing of the porn. Everyone seems to have come away unscathed by the whole incident. The porn has been removed from the house, and all the children are safe, and they now know they can come to Aunta Siesha whenever they want me to hug them and tell them that I love them, and they should go to their MOTHER with porn questions.
"Aunta Siesha?"
"Yes honey?"
"Wanna see what sister found?" (sister, his nickname for, well, his sister.. aka my niece)
"Sure honey, that would be great!" (thinking she found a neat toy)
"Ok!" He proceeds to jump off the bed, and run over to the dresser. Now keep in mind, they were VISITING. So when they visit they stay with my sisters best friend, and I drive up and stay with them. My sisters best friend has a husband, two kids, and a manny (male nanny) who is one of their best friends. So all in all it was: Myself, my sister and her two kids, our friend, her husband, her two kids and the "manny". The "manny" gives up his bedroom to my sister and the kids when they visit and he takes the upstairs couch, while I take the downstairs couch. It is VERY hectic and crazy. So anyway.......
"Shoot aunta Siesha, she moved it"
"What is it honey? What did she find?"
"OH HERE IT IS!"
He proceeds to walk over and hand me a DVD. I'm thinking, cool, they found a nice wholesome kids movie!
Not so much.
He proceeds to hand me porn. Yep you heard me, PORN. Just the COVER of the DVD alone is enough to corrupt any young mind! (turns out my niece found it hidden away in a drawer or closet - but she had to DIG for it).
So, I'm thinking to myself, ok, aunta, this is pivitol, think, think, THINK!
Of course I do the only logical thing and say:
"Huh, that's interesting. Did you WATCH it?"
And he says.........
"Sister and Ellie did, but I didn't very much because it was... (HUGE pause)... WEIRD"
So I said the only logical NEXT thing which was:
"I'll be right back".
Of course he panics because he knows I'm going to go and tell his mom. (of COURSE I am, I'm just the AUNT I give out CANDY not lessons on what PORN is!).
I walked downstairs, made sure none of the other children were present, and said "guess what my beautiful nephew just handed me!" and proceeded to throw it onto the coffee table.
The next few minutes are a blur at best.. there was yelling and blaming and yelling some more, followed by laughter (that was me. LOL), and then some more yelling.
Meanwhile upstairs:
My nephew is laying in bed FREAKING OUT. His mom goes up and DEMANDS to know what happened, so he's trying to tell her and he's crying and I'm just shaking my head. She then proceeds to FLY downstairs to confront my niece. (Oh, in case I didn't mention it, my niece is 10, Ellie - the one she watched the film with, well she's a big whopping 5. Ya. 5!).
So I crawl onto the bed with my nephew, and I say:
"Honey, you did the right thing. Please always come to ANY adult anytime you find something that you don't know what it is, or you have any questions".
And he says:
"Am I in trouble? I don't want to be in trouble! What WAS that anyway".
I kissed him on the forehead, told him I loved him VERY much - and went and got his mother.
And that, my friends, is how the AUNT handles porn. ;o)
P.S. - no one was hurt in the viewing of the porn. Everyone seems to have come away unscathed by the whole incident. The porn has been removed from the house, and all the children are safe, and they now know they can come to Aunta Siesha whenever they want me to hug them and tell them that I love them, and they should go to their MOTHER with porn questions.
