"Boys are dumb"?

How obnoxious.

For a girl just entering into puberty, it is simply a true statement.

Adult men should be able to laugh heartily at that line. If they cannot, then they may be taking themselves far too seriously.

Lighten up, brother.

Real men, that is another story altogether. When your aunt learns the difference then maybe you will have a real conversation.

Until then, you have my utmost sympathy.

By "aunt" did you mean my SIL from the OP?

If not let Lover Boy drink Champagne from it.

Please post an update with pics being as how you are such a kind and generous soul who likes to share

I think the "boys are dumb" line is funny, but this goes too far.

I have a T-shirt with that on it. I wear it sometimes, and it gets great reactions.

Telling a girl that "Boys are dumb" is pretty redundant. I think most girls know that already.

than that but every parent has their own standards for these things.

Seriously?

We want her to see the world as a giant place adventure and knowledge. We want her to learn Wisdom and Love in all of their myriad forms. We also want her to learn not to take life too seriously.

The anecdote so many are having such difficulty with elicited a chuckle out of my SIL and a kiss on the forehead from my husband. I'm not looking for the rest of y'all to give me a kiss on the forehead but why is it so hard for this place to share a chuckle?

As the parent of a teenage son, I'm curious.

all the people straining to take offense at the benign and light-hearted.

I'd love to get it. It sounds like a good one.

although it may not be with you so much as it is at you

Your posts always amuse.

Maybe polish up on your story-telling skills?

since you haven't shared any child-rearing stories that I am personally aware of this is obviously a declaration on your part that your children are raised to be amoral savages.

all the time.

And I don't mean Ben Kingsley.

Brain washing kids into believing ugly stereotypes is fun and CUTE! Yaaay!

Epic Meal Time always makes me smile with the unapologetic abandon to all things excessive.

Yea... after reading through the thread, I'm now thinking there's a handful who are actively looking for something to be offended at in retaliation for having actively offended others.

Silly of me to see your innocent musings as anything other than a shot across the bow...


(Still, cute story)

As usual, some think everything in life is all about them. Not taking things personally is not an option when you think the world revolves around your feelings and opinions.

I adore him. I have never felt so physically and emotionally secure in my life. I have never been so satisfied as a person and a woman. Oddly, he says I make him happy, bring him a sense of peace and purpose. I feel like a giddy school girl just thinking about him. Even when we've had our serious moments we have confronted those moments always with the thought we were on the same team.

Yet, to read the responses in this thread you'd think I spend my every moment emasculating him in front of his sister.

It was a light-hearted pause from a moment when an unsure girl confronted the reality of moving towards womanhood. Fear was turned to laughter, uncertainty became a less-frightening thing.

I refuse to feel bad about that. My only mistake was sharing it here, apparently.

Good setup, nice delivery.

a teenager because I guarantee you,she doesn't care what you think of boys or girls or whoever she finds herself attracted to.This is what I told my son when he started dating : If you make a baby before you're an adult,the baby won't care whether your ready or not and will make your choices for you.He took that to heart.

She's a good kid; better than I ever was.

I just wanted to share a light-hearted story.