I spend my days with two kids, so I get my fair share of poop humour and grosstastic experiences. I can tell you that just today my two-year-old son tried to make me eat his boogers, and also pooped out of his diaper twice. While giggling wildly.

My five-year-old daughter was much less grody today, thank goodness. Though I did have to do a mad-dash to help her get out of her bathing suit yesterday and she peed on my hand in the process. So. Yes, I comprehend what’s “gross” about kids. Bodily fluids rank high. I won’t discuss puke because — gag — just the idea of it makes me want to hurl.

But here’s what’s not gross:

Saying the correct names for their genitalia? Not gross. Penis, vagina, vulva, scrotum… say it with me, people. It’s not dirty.

Teaching them at an early age what it means when I have my period? Not gross. Awkward, maybe, but not “creepy” or “gross”.

Talking about breastfeeding and explaining why my toddler still nurses? Absolutely not gross.

Telling my daughter that her baby brother did, in fact, come out of my tummy via my vagina? Not gross. Giggle-worthy for her? Absolutely. But not gross.

And these dolls? Also not gross. Now, I’m not telling you I’ll be buying one for my children (because neither of them are into dolls, and even if they were, I’m not into spending $145 on one), but I think they’re rather lovely. I think it’s nice you can show a kid how a baby is born through the tummy or vagina without sitting them down at YouTube for a heaping dose of reality.

A friend posted the link on Facebook and had some replies about the dolls being “creepy” and gross, and I really don’t see it.

So you tell me: is a birthing doll cute or creepy?

How about the breastfeeding doll? (I have to tell you, I think the snap-on breastfeeding thing is completely adorable.)

What’s your take?