Being a Teen

This book is chock full of information and seriously fantastic tips for teens. I hang out with MJ tomorrow and seeing as his father most likely does not have serious one on one conversations with his son about what it's like to be a fifteen year old boy, I'm gonna bring this book and try to have a heart to heart with him and let him know that he can ask me (and Jane Fonda) anything. I feel like the kids in my life are fairly comfortable with me, even with normally uncomfortable topics, and maybe if I'm not afraid to answer questions, hopefully they won't be afraid to ask them. Fingers crossed!

(ps - success! We openly and with zero awkwardness discussed spontaneous erections, masturbation, porn, lesbian love scenes in movies, Toxic Shock Syndrome, tampons, practicing safe sex, genital herpes and lastly, I told him that his mother had been gay for the last year and a half of her life. Something that he had no clue about. Full circle - I was the first person Donna came out to and I'm grateful that I was the one to tell the only person she wasn't able to share this part of her life with and guess what - he was not the least bit upset or bothered. I seriously have the best nieces and nephews ever created. Wouldn't trade a single one for anything.)