The last time we were at Target, my daughter pointed out that they have a book for boys too, so that I could get it for her younger brother when he’s of age. I can’t remember what it was called, but it’s probably something similar. The Care and Keeping of You for Boys?

Your mom is very lucky you gave her privacy in the bathroom. My daughter (8) already knows that you get your period when you don’t have a baby in your body, and I am sure my son (1) will know too. Last month I was in the bathroom and both kids and the dog followed me in, and my bathroom is not that big!

Little Doo has been masturbating for a few years. I’ve had multiple discussions with her about not masturbating in the living room, and that it’s ok if she needs to go to her room for some privacy. She started putting her hand between her legs at nap time when she was in preschool, and I even had to ask her…

Little Doo is 8. A couple of books we have (mostly from recommendations on here) are The American Girl book The Care and Keeping of You For Younger Girls (8-12) (which I don’t think addresses sex, but does address puberty and menstruation), and What’s The Big Secret. What’s The Big Secret I think has one line that…

Oompa Loompa Hitler is my new favorite name for him.

What about a test fart when no one else is home?

I haven't signed up for the newsletter because I'm on here almost every day. But I have noticed that when I click over to read one of the articles on the other sites, particularly the guy-oriented ones, I quickly click back to Jezebel even if I don't comment. It's like I'm afraid it's a chat room and they'll find out…

I had that happen a couple of times when I was on the online dating sites. I'm a little older, but most of the time I figured the guys were either married or with someone and wanted to see how far they could go and then back out before it could be considered cheating.

I agree with you. Hillary is not my first pick (oh Elizabeth Warren, why won’t you run?), but I will be voting for whoever gets the Democratic nomination.

Or Sarah Palin. I’m old enough to remember when I first heard that McCain had selected her as his Vice Presidential candidate, and I got excited. I remember Geraldine Ferraro being considered as a candidate, although I think that was before I was 18? The minute I heard Palin speak I knew there was no way I could ever…

A few years back, my nextdoor neighbor told me she was debating between having a third child and getting a breast reduction. Two weeks later, she told me she decided to get the breast reduction. A few weeks after that, she came back and told me she was pregnant with twins! She had an IUD but it failed. One of the…

A sheetless bed is completely insane, right?

Little Doo is 8, and I bought some books based on recommendations from other Jezzies a few years ago. The American Girl series has a book called The Care and Keeping of You (for younger girls) that is designed for this age range. Little Doo has known about periods for several years since I have ZERO privacy - the…

I so have to bite my tongue with one Christian young lady. I’ve known her for a very long time, and she’s practically my daughter. She babysat for me all the time until she went away for college. But she was “in courtship” with her first boyfriend, and she wasn’t allowed to be alone with her long-time current…

Yeah, my first thought when looking at the original photo was mud run contestants, based on their athletic apparel. They look like runners who completed a mud run course. I never would have guessed aliens.

Or, why wait to meet the “right” person. What if there is no right person? I like what Dan Savage says, that there is no 1, there’s just a .67 that you can round up to 1.

I really hated it when I was dating online and guys would call me babe, honey or dear before we even met. For me it’s a complete turn-off. I haven’t even met you yet, and I don’t even know if I like you. My personal preference is no nicknames or terms of endearment until we’ve both agreed that we’re in a relationship.

Sorry this is so late and I hope you get to read it in time.

Uh, it took teenage DBDoo twice to learn that lesson. I had the brilliant idea of making hot chocolate in one of those tupperware glasses with a lid, so I could shake it and make sure it was well-mixed. The first time I made it I thought the lid blew off because I hadn’t secured it tightly enough, so I immediately…

Little Doo (8) has no interest in playing with Barbies. People have given them to her as gifts since she was around 3, and she has rarely played with them. She really never even played with the princess Barbies when she was going through her princess phase. She loved the Polly Pocket sized princess dolls, and now…