S.E.X.

Tonight I watched Die Another Day with Christopher. I didn't get home until fairly late, and we hadn't done his Kumon homework by 9, and before turning the TV off before doing his homework, we had seen it on. He wanted to see it, so I used that as the motivation for him to hurry up and finish his homework. You know--Hurry up and finish your homework so you can see it. Meiko has become quite the geek, and was busy doing e-mails and reading Japanese news online, in the kitchen, where we have the computer, and didn't, apparently, notice the time.
Anyway, there was a scene in the movie with James and Miranda Frost (played by Rosamund Pike) getting it on, though nothing graphic at all, just the usual suggestive kissing followed by both characters sinking down in to the bed, and then a cut to James getting out of bed.
As we lay down to bed, Christopher asked me
"Dad, is it true that men and women do S-E-X (spelled out rather than said) to make children?"
He is nine years old! Japanese and innocent! I told him that it was true. Well, of course his next question was expected.
"S-E-X is gross! Did you and mom do it to make me?"
"Yes," I told him, "we did. "
"Ooh, but you are hairy! Did you really do THAT!?"
"Yes. "
"Dad, that girl in the movie died, right?"
"Yes, because she was a baddy, and Jinx killed her with the knife," I recalled.
"Yeah. Why did James do S-E-X with her?"
"Uhmm...he is quite well known for doing it with lots of women, at least one in each movie."
"So he must have a lot of children, like 5 sons and 7 daughters or something."
"Well, it is a movie..."
"But I guess if the woman dies first she won't have any children."
"It doesn't always result in children. Maybe only one in 20 times or so."
"Oh..."
"Christopher, where did you hear about this stuff?"
"Zach, of course. He is my BEST friend!"
"Uh huh."
"And he taught me some bad words, as well."
"Like what?"
"Well, like F-U-K-E-N."
"Hmm..."
This conversation was entirely in English, quite an accomplishment for Christopher, who has only been speaking it for a little more than a year. However pleased I am with his command of the language, however, it has proved a bit of a shock in terms of subject matter, and raised a few questions: How likely is it that Christopher's spelling will continue to fail him in such words? How likely is it he will continue to think it is gross? Where did he get the idea that fat, hairy gits like me wouldn't be getting any? So many questions...