Maturation

Brandt had his sixth grade maturation program today.  Kent went with him.  Kent reported that Brandt confidently answered questions posed by the presenter.  They were talking about careers and when asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, Brandt said, "I want to work for my dad."  They asked what talents the boys had or what they were good at and Brandt said, "I'm good at putting together Legos."  They discussed how to treat girls and one of the boys volunteered, "Don't hit them."  The presenter said, "It's also probably not a good idea to tackle them on the playground.  If you like them, there's a better way to show them."  Brandt isn't super interested in girls yet, much to our relief.  He showed me a booklet he got, complete with a picture of the male reproductive system.  He was somewhat aghast at the whole thing, looking at it with wide eyes.  "Look at how big it gets," he pointed out to me.  He received a bar of soap and some deodorant, which we sincerely he hope begins using.  Thus far, our pleas for him to start  implementing regular use of deodorant on a daily basis have fallen on deaf ears.  We can get him to take a shower most mornings.  Our lad is growing up.  It's wonderful, wonderful!

Picture of deodorant and soap, but not male reproductive system.