Private Talk

I live in a house with boys. FYI.

They have privates. FYI.

Since they were very little, I have taught them that their privates have a name. It's in all the 9th grade health books. It's the "correct" name.

But, they don't seem to care that I tried to teach them technical terminology for their private parts.

They call their parts by many names.

Here are just a sample few:

Nuts

Tenders

Weiners

Weenies (just in case you have a problem with the letter "r")

Jewels (as if they are worth money)

You get the point.

It's a very big problem. Half the time they call it things and I figure they are talking about a cartoon character on the latest edition of "Chaos."

When I was young, my parents referred to my brother's private part as "little man."

That seems a little demoralizing. FYI Mom.

My purpose in posting this is:

1. If you hear my children say these aforementioned words, you have my permission to stick a little Ivory soap in their mouths.

2. I swear on a stack of bibles that I really DID teach them the anatomically correct name for the part.

3. Pray for me. Our oldest is only ten.