I was taking a shower when my 3 1/2 year old son came into the bathroom. He looked at me and saw me washing my hair, and said to me, "Mama, you need to wash your penis." We've had the discussion many times (that girls have different parts than boys, and what the proper terms are). I'm the only "girl" in the house (and am greatly outnumbered with my husband and two sons). I corrected him and said, "honey, I don't have a penis." He knew this, and while the word escaped him, he knew somehow the proper term started with a V. He then said to me, "Not your penis, mama, your VENUS!"

A word that describes the Roman goddess of love and rhymes with the male equivalent? I was sold. I responded with, "that's right, I do." It has now become our term of choice when describing female anatomy. What's not to love?