People have grown up saying just about anything under the sun except the real name of their genitals, but in the year of 2022, I believe that it’s infantilizing to tell our children to call their genitals euphemistic names that can lead to confusion, shame, or psychological distance from one’s own body. That’s why I’m teaching my daughter to call her vagina “poon”, instead.
I believe that children should have the right to properly understand their bodies instead of using placeholder names until the parent is comfortable talking about it with them. That’s why, when my daughter asked me what her genitals are called, I confidently told her that it was called a “poon” instead of a “vajayjay”, “private part”, or whatever nonsense other kids might be saying today.
She has a right to know!
Other weaker parents have tried to sway me from my parenting technique by saying things like “Are you sure she should be calling her genitals that?”, “Isn’t there a better word she could use?” or “Why not just use the anatomical name?” To all of my critics, I say, “Fuck off, you fellow PTA members!”
I know what I’m doing, and I’m not going to screw my daughter up by allowing her to think that her genitals are some forbidden place on her body. It’s called a “poon”, and she shouldn’t be afraid to say it! Poon!!
It seems that parents today are afraid of teaching their children the proper names of their genitals, because of their fear that they’ll become too mature. Let me make this clear: a child is never too young to learn that the right name for her genitals is “poon”, and that’s just a fact.
I don’t want my daughter to hear the word “poon” from some other kid on the playground one day and question why she was never taught it by her own mother, and I doubt that any parent would wish the same. Knowledge is power, and I’m making sure my daughter is as powerful as can be.
I’m putting my best foot forward as a mother by teaching my child to say “poon” early on, and I believe that doing anything less than that is downright shameful. If you don’t teach your child to call their genitals by the correct name, then I’m afraid you’re just a bad parent!
