My wonderful friend Sky, who's blog I stalked with Jobthingy for months before we realized she lived on the other side of the city, is expecting a boy baby! Go on over and congratulate her!

Then, come back here and let's talk about what she's really in for. Heh heh.

As proud leader of the 3rd Ranger Boyttalion, I feel I know a little bit about the smellier sex. And yes, they are smellier. They are also louder, busier, and raising them makes you grow hair on your chest.

Oh, don't let the politically correct bumsticks negate my teachings; there are fundamental differences between boys and girls. I know this. I am a girl and I am in awe of how alien my male children are. I'd be doing them a disservice if I tried to fit them into a gender-neutral box. And then I wouldn't understand the chest hair or the desire for weekend vacations at Hotel Hopitale Mentale, now would I?

I feel the need to share my knowledge with Sky and other friends who have not yet experienced raising males. Therefore, I will create a series of lesson plans, which will be posted once per week. A training manual, if you will. Aren't I nice? Isn't that generous of me?

(Payment can be made in the form of comments, but lattes are preferred.)

I now must take my rambunctious Spawnling to the park to play with another boy and two girls. I'll be sure to write this week's lesson when I get back from there with adequate inspiration.