'What does 'Sexy' mean, dad?'

礼拜五在晚饭桌上，６岁的儿子没头没脑地来了这一句。

妈妈没反应过来，只好问：”你从哪儿学来地？“

儿子说， 从同学那里听来地。

老爸我只好把口里的食物多嚼一会儿，想想怎么回答。

”You see, there are two types of people, ladies and gentlemen, right? Nature makes in this way. So, ladies dress in colorful clothes, and men dressin different ways. Ladies likely have long hair and men have short one. When a lady dress in colorful clothes, you will say she's pretty, right? So if a lady dress in men's clothes or a man dress like a lady,you will laugh. "Sexy" means people dress in a right way and pretty."

"Is it a bad word?"

"No."

"But, my teacher said so."

"What had happended before the teacher said that?"

"A kid said another girl was sexy. "

" I see. You kow, the word itself is not a bad one. However, every people have to dress according to their age and circumanstances. See, you can not dress your underwear outside, right? And kids should notdress in an adult way, just as some movies are for kids, and some for adults. So if someone dress improperly, such as a little kid dress like an adult, it's not right. I guess the girl maybe dressed or tried to behave like an adult, that's why the other kid said she was sexy. And that is why your teacher said that it's not a good word."

回答完，老爸的头上开始冒汗了。

(6/27/06)