My Son has discovered Valentine's Day

**katmills2005** · 14th February 07, 10:47 AM

OK this is my 11 year old son last night:

he starts tossing clothes about his room looking for that "perfect" tshirt that will go with his jeans. (This is a child that never cares about his clothes and I'm not sure how any of his tshirts would not match his jeans) After selecting the perfect many shirt he takes a 45 minute shower. Then proceeds to look through his scented body sprays. Narrows the selection down to two and brings them to me.

Son: "Mom, which do you like best"

Me: (chooses the least stinky of the two) "this one"

Son: *Looks closely at the label and grins while reading a portion of the label out loud* "If you spray it they will come" While grasping the bottle in both hands he gets this grin on is face that reminds me of when he would sneak into the candy jar at my mother's house and says as he heads back to his room "Its a magnet.... its a magnet.... its a magnet"

Flip forward to this morning. Boy takes another shower (kid hasn't been this clean since I brought him home from the hospital) gells his hair, sprays way too much of that crap on his body, and tucks a heart shaped box of candy into his back pack before heading off for school.

I am in serious trouble!

**Splash_4** · 14th February 07, 10:55 AM

Ah to be young and in love again! I guess one out of two isn't all that bad!

**Panache** · 14th February 07, 10:55 AM

Ah youth!

Cheers

**Dreadbelly** · 14th February 07, 10:55 AM

They grow up so fast eh?

Next night out, I'll give him a few tips on girls. Namely, run away as fast as you can.

**auld argonian** · 14th February 07, 10:57 AM

yes...you are...

...but if it's any solace, when my daughter, now 15 then twelve, was in that grade in school she commented many times about those "body spray" things and how all of the girls thought that they made the boys smell "icky". Perhaps you could have forstalled the inevitable by recommending the more - shall we say - fragrant choice of shpritz...it might have the opposite effect and keep him a happy, unattached eleven year old for a little longer...

Best

AA

**Dreadbelly** · 14th February 07, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

yes...you are...

...but if it's any solace, when my daughter, now 15 then twelve, was in that grade in school she commented many times about those "body spray" things and how all of the girls thought that they made the boys smell "icky". Perhaps you could have forstalled the inevitable by recommending the more - shall we say - fragrant choice of shpritz...it might have the opposite effect and keep him a happy, unattached eleven year old for a little longer...

Best

AA

I like this man's thinking...

**Fearnest** · 14th February 07, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by katmills2005

I am in serious trouble!

Hmmm... having gone through this with four daughters and a son, let me just offer you this advice - I suggest you begin to drink heavily.

I'd say "wait until he brings home the fiance," but I don't want you to give up hope quite yet.

And finally, this thought: Grandchildren are our reward for not killing our young when they're teenagers.

Good luck, and enjoy the ride (as much as possible).

**Dirka Skene** · 14th February 07, 11:01 AM

How cute is that?! My 6th grade teacher kept a camera for Valentine's Day. I've got a very embarassing, but cute, picture of my and my secret admirer.
Hope he ends up with a good woman who knows how to cook.