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[Legs]

Question for the guys, did your parents give you a "Becoming a Man" Party?

Originally Posted by MDC'er

Becoming a Man Party

My nine year old has begun to show signs of puberty; he is getting pubic hair, starting to acne, and is getting the man smell.

So my husband and I were talking with him and he would like to celebrate his journey into manhood. We were thinking we would have a nice diner, make him a "man bag" containing face wash, deodorant, the Perfectly Normal book, and maybe a few other items.

Has anyone done this before? Any suggestions on what to do?

Maybe throw some dignity in the bag for the poor kid.

[Julie]

Isnt that called a Bar Mitzvahs?

[livius drusus]

Damn. At least Bar Mitzvahs come with big ticket presents. Passing your kid a bag of acne wash and deodorant over the chicken fingers at Appleby's really does not bode well for his voyage into manhood.

[Legs]

Originally Posted by Julie

Isnt that called a Bar Mitzvahs?

I thought that was 13 and Jewish?

[ChuckF]

Originally Posted by Legs

Hooker, blow.

[Legs]

Cool parents, Chuck

[fragment]

No. While the idea doesn't sound all bad, in practice it's likely to end up acutely embarrassing for the boy.

Maybe give him some beer and take him to a boxing match or something...

[Legs]

Maybe tomorrow I'll tell you about the "Red Parties" for girls.

[ChuckF]

Seriously, I'm surprised they don't shave off his pube and make a cheesecake out of it.

[erimir]

No silly, pubic hairs aren't for eating

That's what they do with his first ejaculation!

[Kael]

Goog gawd awmighty, this thread needs a warning label. I blame Legs.

Also, like so many other questions that spring, unwanted, from this thread, I hesitate to ask but... Why do they call it 'crunchy'?

[Legs]

natural/organic/environmentally friendly/earthy = crunchy

[livius drusus]

I thought it sprang from granola; as in, hippies eat granola, granola is crunchy, ergo, hippies are crunchy.

[Legs]

There is a survey 'how crunchy are you?" I was jello

Quiz

[ChuckF]

n/m found it

[Qingdai]

I'm "MM. Love that whole grain crunch" which isn't too surprising, I live in Oregon for Pete's sake!
My dad even called me crunchy, which I guess it better than being a "crusty"
Urban Dictionary: crusty

[Ymir's blood]

Originally Posted by Legs

Question for the guys, did your parents give you a "Becoming a Man" Party?

Hell no. I never even got 'the facts of life' or even shaving tips.

[Kael]

Likewise, Ymir. The general consencus among men seems to be, if you need to ask, you're not ready.

Apparently we are "Sprinkled with granola". We likely lost a lot of points for being voracious carnivores. Also, I do not think it coincidence that the second highest score category says "Super Nutty".

I knew crunchy meant into organic stuff and so on, I was just wondering 'why crunchy?', but I guess the granola reference makes sense.

[wei yau]

Man bag. People. Man. Bag. She said "Man Bag".

[Legs]

Originally Posted by Ymir's blood

Hell no. I never even got 'the facts of life' or even shaving tips.

[livius drusus]

Or the man bag.

[Ymir's blood]

Originally Posted by Legs

What if you're Jewish?

[ChuckF]

[Julie]

WOW!~Crunchier than Grape Nuts!

but Im not surprised

[Legs]

Me neither