The joys of having a son!

I have been so blessed with such a wonderful son, and I have always bragged about how easy I have it raising a boy.  I know what a pain in the ass a girl can be.  I feel terrible for the things that I put my poor mother through growing up. 
Hunter is so smart, gifted and for the most part a well behaved kid.  I have always encouraged him to ask anything or tell me anything, and this has led to a fair share of strange conversations.

"Mom, do you think the civil war would have ended differently if they would have had tanks and machine guns?" 

"If you are stranded and don't have any water, you can drink your own pee.  I can show you how."





But I was not prepared for the conversations that would follow the fifth grade sex talk. 

Hunter's class had their sex ed classes the Friday before Christmas break  Like any involved parent, I asked him how the class went, and if he had any questions.  He then proceeded to inform me that he was going to start growing hair, and that he already had peach fuzz.  AAAAA!!!  Totally not what I expected to come out of his mouth!  I was prepared for discussing body odor, the need to shower more often, and maybe a vague conversation about "body changes."  Nope, I got the lowdown on it all!  I am glad that he is comfortable enough to share with me, I just don't know how comfortable I am with it anymore!  The conversation didn't end there though.  During the trip to Mom's house, stuck in a car with no way to escape the inevitable, came the mother of all little boy puberty questions.

"Mom, what does circumcised mean?"

The answer that followed was a stumbling of words that came out in an incoherent jumble.  Boy parts and extra skin and snipping, all the while wishing it was Dad answering this question.  I have never wanted to talk about Aunt Flow and getting your period so bad in my life! At least I know how to explain that!  I think that he understands now, I hope that my stammering about religion and babies and why people get circumcised was enough to help him understand.

To all of my friends with little boys, prepare yourselves!  Our sweet little boys are quickly growing into young men; we need to be prepared to guide them into the future as strong, intelligent men.  Even if that means having a conversation about penises!