AuburnChick's Adventures

Dear Mothers of Sons,

Do you have boys who, at the age of 17, still exude fearsome body odor despite all of your attempts to teach them about proper hygiene?

Fear no more!

There is hope!

These same boys…the ones who brought home icky things like snails and toads but who still wanted to snuggle with their mamas while watching cartoons do actually grow up!

In fact, they even, out of the blue, ask their mamas to buy them deodorant that WORKS for longer than the amount of time it takes for them to close their armpits after applying the stuff!

And it gets even better!

There is that magical moment that follows the request about the deodorant when these boys ask you to buy them cologne that makes them smell good for several hours!!!

I KNOW!!!!

As a fellow mom-of-a-son, I too was shocked to discover this truth, which, in all honesty, nobody ever bothered to tell me!

I’ve decided not to hoard the joy and give you a glimpse into your future.

So, if you’re following behind your boys, using air fresheners to invigorate rooms they recently occupied…

Just remember…

The boys grow up…

And they go with their parents to Target, cause it’s a family affair…

And they spend twenty minutes sniffing all of the body washes, cologne, and deodorant…

And they leave happy…

Because the boys have turned into young men who…finally…care.

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