When I was a mother's helper, the mom of the family I
worked for sat with her three oldest children and watched
a PBS special showing the birth of a baby. The mom
thought it would be a good starting point for answering
questions about the facts of life.

As her five-year-old studied the baby coming out of the
birth canal, he asked, "Mom, does that hurt?"

"Oh, yes, it does," she said, remembering her
difficult deliveries.

"Gee," he continued in awe, "does it hurt the mother too?"