As Burton is getting older I am starting to wonder what words I should use to explain certain body parts and bodily functions. I am sure many of you have had to endure the same thought process.
I already use wee and pooh to describe his ….. well wee and pooh and he is saying these words now himself.
His bottom is called bottom or bum and his front trouser area, ok his penis, is called willy *sniggers* Sorry I am childish but I still find that word funny and when the movie Free Willy was released in my youth, well I found that very funny!
Anyway, we haven’t had to explain to him yet what Mummy has where a willy should be, as sometimes he says I have a willy. I would like to point out once and for all that I do not have a willy. This conclusion of his has come from when we have discussed who in the house has a willy and Burton added me to the list after Daddy, him and Jenson! If the question does pop up I shall tell him that Mummy has a fanny *sniggers* again – I know another example of my childish humour but come on, the word fanny is funny. I mean, they are practically the same word apart from one vowel!!
But I don’t know what word to use for him breaking wind. His Daddy thinks we should use fart/farted/farting but I don’t think that word is suitable for a toddler to say. Call me old fashioned, but it seems to me to be more of a word that teenagers use and not two year olds.
When I grew up we didn’t use that word in my family home. In fact we didn’t break wind openly in front of each other either and the only time I ever did was when when I was much younger and I laughed so much that a noise erupted from my bottom! Oh the shame! I was mortified and blushed! The ONLY time I have ever heard my Mum break wind was when I was a teenager and we were in some public toilets and one slipped out, like it does, when Mum sat on the loo before having a wee (she would kill me if she knew I had just shared this information!). Oh I thought that was very amusing – although I didn’t laugh in front of her of course, but oh how I laughed!
Anyway, I wondered off for a bit then didn’t I? So back to the task at hand!
My point is that my family were not very open about discussing bodily functions and parts – I can’t remember what words I was brought up to use for boys and girls body parts, or the noises which escaped from my bottom for example. I don’t want to be that prude-ish with my boys but I don’t want to be crude either. I just can’t think of a suitable name. I mean all I can think of so far is a choice from the following:
Popping (my nan used this and so does Burton’s paternal grandma)
Parping
Wind/breaking wind/windy pops
But these are just a bit silly really aren’t they?
Have you any better suggestions?
Am I being silly about not using farting for the reasons I gave? Is this the better word to use afterall?
I can’t believe I am reduced to asking people what word is best to use to describe bottom burps! *shakes head slowly*
Thank you xx
We call it a pump, though the best thing I ever heard it being called was a bottom burp.
why pump? x
We use toot, it works OK and ‘no toots at the table’ doesn’t seem an unreasonable request 🙂
We use “trump”. Equally silly but, like you, I don’t like to her small kids saying “fart”
*hear*
Glad it’s not just me then!! Trump is quite sweet actually . Thanks for commenting x
Hee hee toot is funny – don’t mess with my toot toot!. Some song as I recall. Still it’s better than farting! Thank you 🙂 x
We call it fluffing 🙂
Oh my sides, they are hurting! Wait until I see your lovely Mum next time Jen . . . you are too funny! Anyway, you probably recall my Mum used to say it was her bottom being happy, so it was clapping. I wouldnt expect you to use this word, because that would only confuse poor Burton even more, I think popping is good, especially if it is used by other family members. You have really made me giggle, just what I needed! Love you, Kxxx
it’s a Gassy Bubble in our house….
Here, the boys have a willy and mummy has a ladybum. My friends 2 year old said this last year and I thought it sounded rather polite. Charles has never asked where my willy is.
We call farts ‘pops’ here. I just have a “thing” that I don’t like children saying ‘fart’.
I vowed to be honest with Charles about most things (other than about Father Christmas who IS real) and when he picked a packet out of the drawer in the bathroom the other day and asked if it was a sweetie I was honest and told it was a tampon and it was for mummys ladybum.
Although I thought I might regret it he has never mentioned them since (other than getting one out of the drawer and giving it to me when I’m doing a wee) and seemed to accept it. Also I think if i tell him now I have bypassed the “why? why? why?” questions….I have also derailed.
Oh and me and my husband never burp or fart in front of each other. He’s only ever seen me fart when I was in labour with Harry and was in the birthing pool.
fizzpoppers is our new word (we watched the BFG last weekend!)
Its fart otherwise, nothing wrong with saying its just that!
We’re parpers and poppers in this house. We do say fart too – figured that my toddler will discover it soon enough so why not now? She does sound funny saying it too. Not that I’d advocate teaching your children words simply for your own amusement! 🙂
Oh, forgot whizzpop!!
Tee hee! This made me laugh out loud! Â Funnily enough, we use all the same words – pooh, wee, willy, fanny and for a fart (I hate hate hate hate that word!) we also use ‘pump’. Â I don’t know how it came about but I like it, especially as he finds it amusing to ‘pump’ these days. So much nicer to hear him say “I pumped!” rather than “I farted!”. Â Growing up we always called them “poops”, but that’s a bit close to pooh I think… x
Growing up, we called them botty burps or bottom burps. It’s funny but until now it never struck me how completely hilarious they are. We also called them waffles from time to time too.
God, I sound like I grew up in an Enid Blyton novel!!!
But I’m pretty sure that we’ll be using botty burp with the little guy. Old habits die hard.
My niece says ” I peeped!” and then usually laughs like a drain and says “that’s soo funny!”. Im not sure how she learned the second phrase!