Your Cheek Is Hairy, Mom…

    My nine year old son kissed me on the cheek this evening and told me that my cheek was hairy.  Now, don't go getting the wrong idea, he was referring to that peach fuzz that we all have on our faces.  We do all have it, right?  Well, I'm Spanish and it's no secret that we Latinas are blessed with tons of hair.  Yes, even hair on places it's not supposed to be is a blessing.     Anyhow, I commented about what he said on Facebook and an old school friend of mine answered that he will learn soon enough about women.  She is absolutely right, before you know it, he will be noticing everything about the opposite sex and he won't need me to state the obvious about them.  It's funny how children rely on us during these elementary school years to answer their questions and to address their curiosity.     Once they get to be the age of my students in middle school, they couldn't care less what us parents have to say about anything.  At that point, the authorities on everything are their … [Read more...]