Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Mr. Mile the Inventor

More Mr. Mile. More Family Life (Sex Ed). So, the day after Mr. Mile makes his fish story description to describe the growth of a penis during an erection ("It grows by a MILE!" - arms stretched as wide as he can reach), questions come up, ( hee, hee... ok, so teaching middle school makes one think like a middle schooler) about nocturnal emissions (wet dreams). Questions also come up during menstruation talks about tampons and pads. I try to simplify, demystify, and generally take away all taboo-ness (?) from all topics related to reproduction and the human body. So I just compare tampons and pads to bandaids. You use a bandaid to keep blood from getting on your clothes. You use tampons or pads for the same reason. No big deal. So Mr. Mile jumps in at this point and says that "boys need the same invention." I ask him to clarify since I don't know why boys should need tampons or pads. And it's better if you let them explain, trust me. He says, "No, boys need bandaids for nocturnal emissions (thank you for using the correct terminology, Mr. Mile). You know? So there's not the gross mess to deal with in the morning." Well then. We'll see. So if you see this invention on the shelves one day and it's successful, you know who had the idea first.

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