What is it with boys? With three sons, this is my third time around on the puberty train and I still don't get it. I swear for about the last decade, I've been having the same conversation on an almost daily basis. Yes, you need a shower today and every day. Did you remember to put deodorant on today? Yes, your feet do stink, try changing your socks once in a while! Did you actually use the shampoo today? Just looking at it won't get the job done and your hair does look greasy. And no, you did not brush your teeth properly - go back and try it again.

Why is it so hard for pre-teen boys to accept the basic facts of human sanitation? I mean, they've had the lecture at school. It's all been explained to them and they understand at least in theory, that this happens to everyone. So why can't they just accept that and get with the program?

Instead, you spend several years of daily nagging until they finally get to the age when they notice girls and only then, do they finally get a clue. And then at that point, you can't hardly get them out of the bathroom and can't hardly breathe for the smell of aftershave and cologne. Even so, that's a lot better than that car ride home on a summer's day with a stinky, deodorant-deficient boy. You know, the one where you have to put the car windows down and stick him way in the back of the car? Ewww! I don't know how Jr. High School teachers survive with a whole classroom full of them.

Oh well, at least we miss out on PMS and the mysteries of menstruation!