The red bit

The following conversation occurred this morning, between me and Child n.1, while he was getting ready to go to school. He is 5-year old.

• C1: You know daddy, this morning, I was doing a wee, so I pulled my penis out, but then I took the red bit out and

• Me: Hang on, what?

• C1: When I was going to do a wee, I took the red bit out and it went everywhere.

• Me: Wait. What are you talking about? What red bit?

• C1: The red bit that is inside the penis. 

• Me: (...)

• C1: So I took the red bit out, and then did a wee, and it went everywhere, all on my pyjama.

• Me: OK... [trying to look unperturbed while thinking hard about what to say]... don't do it again. You may hurt your penis. And ruin the pyjama.

• C1: Alright. Can I have breakfast?

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