Another little moment from Mamaluv that makes us thankful we don't have to deal with this yet... "Mom, can I have a Bratz doll?" "No." "Why? Everyone else has--" "No. They have too much makeup on and their clothing is far too promiscuous." "Promiscuous?" "You know, hootchie gear." "Hootchie?" "If you dressed like that, the boys would get... ideas." I sat there with my head in hands, searching for the right words to communicate my concerns. I come from a very conservative Mennonite background and must blush whenever naughty words are used. Unfortunately, using vague ideas and euphemisms doesn't quite capture the message. Recently I had decided to get over my heebie-jeebies and start using proper names for certain body parts. I quickly learned my lesson, and publicly. It turns out that when one is in Costco and one's son is calling his brother a "penis head", one wishes one would have stuck with "winkie". Read More...