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The Stink

I wish someone had told me that it would kick in out of the blue one day with no warning whatsoever. I mean, really! Who knew? I expected this from a fifteen year old...or maybe even a thirteen year old....but not my ten year old. As I walked past my son, the other day I got a whiff of something really foul. And not the typical dirty kid kinda stinky, but more on the order of full blown man BO - but not quite. Ewwww, I said leaning into him to make sure he was the source.

ME: OMG - is that YOU stinking like that?
HIM: (leaning his own nose deep into his own armpit and sniffing heavily with a HUGE grin on his face) YEAH! Isn't it COOL!

My son was both excited and proud of the fact that he now officially smelled...bad. If someone had told me that I stunk when I was 10, I might have been insulted. Hell, I might have even cried! But here he was standing before me giggling like the child he was, excited about the man he is becoming.

Waiting for me to respond in some way, he gave me two thumbs up and reduced the grin to a half smile.

ME: (after waiting a full minute and dripping of sarcasm) Yeah...it's fabulous. Now...go get a shower! I have to go to the store to pick up some deodorant.

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Anonymous said…
I dunno, but this seems to be ammunition for when the girls start calling. It would make a great story if he doesn't pick up the line in time. Goes right up there with the bath time baby pictures. -Tiffany
February 27, 2008 at 12:13 PM
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