Moms of girls - sensitive question

amynicole21 wrote: What word do you use for their nether regions? We say "bottom" for the whole general area - backside and all, but I'm looking for a word that differentiates the two areas. She tells me sometimes that her bottom hurts, but holds her front so I don't know where the problem is.

My2Beauties replied: Well Hanna doesn't understand those things yet but when I was little I used the term "pee pee!" I know it sounds funny, but when I said mom my pee pee hurts she knew what I was talking about!

Josie83 replied: We use "tuppence," it sounds really corny!! Its what my big sister uses for Kate, Jodi and Kim so we just sort of got into the groove of using it too. Although whenever Jason has to mention it its usually "down there" with elaborate hand gestures and rolling eyes!! Has this come up recently Amy or ru just wondering? xx

booey2 replied: Hi I don't have girls... but with the boys we tell it like it is. Matthew has asked what I have since he knows he has a P---- and wants to know what I have because girls and boys are different so we have told him the real words V-----. Thomas is now starting to clue in so we will be going thru it with him soon.

amynicole21 replied:
Yep, I think that when she needs to pee she says "her bottom hurts" but I think she means the frontal area

kimberley replied: girls or boys, the term "pee pee" is universally understood and is what i use at younger ages. the lady i babysat for taught her girls the short form... "gina". not my choice, but it is whatever you are comfortable with.


eta: Jacob has already learned in school (at age 7yo) that boys have a penis and girls have a uterus (sp?)

Heather replied: I usually don't talk about it but I do say the correct name for it. Someone told her it was called a cookie and that just really makes me angry. I am sure I will wish I hadn't when she says it out in public.

kit_kats_mom replied: did my post get deleted or did it just not go through?
Well, I'll repost and do what booey did

we use v_____ and bottom or butt. My Dh often calls it her plumbing though because (and I have to agree with him) V______just sounds kind of wierd. I've done some reading though and I'd rather have her know the correct words.

amynicole21 replied: I thought about using the correct words, but like you guys say - V____ sounds so clinical If I remember correctly, that's what we said when my sis and I were little, so maybe we'll just go that route. Pee pee is a good alternative though Thanks guys!

Kaitlin'smom replied: thats what I have also been debating on, I also think v___sounds weird and to me pee pee sound like a boys part. I have also heard of people calling it privet, but I am not sure I like that either. so I have no clue

coasterqueen replied: I don't know why but v_____ sounds well, I don't think I could use it, lol. Only because I remember my cousins when they were VERY little, like 1 to 2 they were told what the body parts were called and they were always going around pointing to women's v______ and men's p________ and calling them the right thing. It just creeped me out and made me feel uncomfortable. I don't think I want Kylie yelling her V______ hurts in a store. KWIM?

Anyways, we call it pee pee I think or maybe butt, I don't remember. The last time I had to call it something was when she was complaining she hurt there and she ended up having a UTI.

mama3x replied: For her behind, we say "okole" (Hawaiian) or "butt". The subject of the front hasn't come up yet but we won't be using the v-word either. The sound of it just isn't a pleasant thing.

For my son it was also "okole" and "butt". For the front it started off as "pee pee" then ended up being "ule" (Hawaiian word for p-word, pronounced oolay).

DansMom replied: With Daniel I use the anatomical word (P____), but the P word is just much easier for me to say without hesitation than the V word is. Why did they come up with an uglyish word for us? I also would be tempted to use a different word for a girl. Maybe I'm just socialized to think the word is ugly---surely it's harmless in and of itself. It's just so clinical.

We used to call them "privates", but I don't like that either. One of my classmates in grade school called it a "woo-woo", but that's REALLY silly!

Heather replied: The first couple of times you say V____a. It will seem strange, but after a few times it gets more comfortable to say.

momof2girls replied: When Azaria was under 4 we used peepee after she was 4-5 we explained its really called a v-----.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: We call it 'private parts'. That is also what the ped calls it. And that is what we called it when we were little. She knows what a vagina is, but normally we don't use that word.

lsjulee replied: I also referred to Xin as 'the place you pee'. Yap seem a long phrase. But my thinkin is, I'd only refer it as v*****a when she is older, say in grade school. Cos I wouldn't want her to just refer this word with her friends as she still not quite understand how sensitive this word will be. For butt, we'd refer it as 'butt'. Nothing too sensitive about this.

jolene555 replied: i read through this post last night and it prompted a conversation between barry and i. georgia is 7+ months, and his son will be 2 years in december. i was raised in a home of all girls, and clinical terms were a taboo of sorts. i cringe at the "v" word, and although the "p" word dosen't have the same effect, i still think it would be less than wonderful heard being screamed at sunday mass.

i have no problem making up a secret name for genitalia, just for our family. barry, on the other hand, thinks it is silly to be embarrassed about anything (but i notice he's not the one who takes the kids out into public). we agreed to find another language to use for those certain words we'd rather not say. so after 30 minutes of searching through languages i found a pair of words the children might actually be able to say. in the gaelic dialect, the "v" word is replaced by "pit", and the "p" word is "plib". i think it works for us.

so, thank you for bringing up this issue. otherwise we'd be argueing about it in a year or so.

Kirstenmumof3 replied: We have always used to correct names for their body parts. The older 2 learned early on to say the proper words and I think I can only recall one embarrasing moment and it happened to my poor MIL. But I think it's only what you are comfortable with.