Men don't think about anything ahead of time.  Hell, at my house, sometimes they don't see things that are right in front of them.

Acne is something you don't want to screw around with, and all women know that the key to a beautiful complexion is PREVENTION.  When Finn showed signs of pre-acne, it was time to take harsh measures.

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Every parent has to give the talk about the birds and the bees sooner or later.  I didn't fool around with cliches or euphemisms when it was time to tell Finn about sex.  I gave it to him straight-- so undiluted that my husband barely lived through the information session.

You can do it another way, but the coital finger movements were extremely helpful.

I grew up the oldest of three girls, in a family where audible poots were cause for embarrassment.  Imagine my shock when my boys turned their farts into the basis for the Doorknob/Safety game-- and stopped saying "excuse me" after flatulent episodes.

After I published this article, readers wrote in to describe infinite variations on the game, involving burps and such, which opened up a whole new world for me-- one that I did not want to join.  I took great care to hide those comments from my sons and husband as well.

Enjoy, and be warned that boys can have fun with even the grossest bodily functions.

You can read other Glamore family tales at http://www.mytinykingdom.com.

Enjoy, and let me know what you think!