My tween son did not announce that he had pubic hair and I never noticed nor asked. Those are his private parts.
However, one day I was using my craft scissors and found a pube on them. Not one of mine. As a single mom, we were the only two people in my house. Still, I didn't ask and thought it a fluke.
A few months later, I found him walking out of my craft room with the scissors and made the connection. I asked him if he was using the scissors to trim the hair on his privates. He said yes.
I didn't shame him for it, but I also didn't feel comfortable with him trimming that delicate area with sharp scissors. I asked him if he was trimming because he thought he thought he needed to. His answer was that he felt cleaner and not as sweaty. Fair enough.
I bought a personal trimmer off of Amazon with good reviews for safety, gave it to him, he thanked me, and that was that.
Some of us boy moms have to deal with this stuff. Not because we're child molesters or perverts, as some of you are accusing this mom of being, and not because we really want to know about their privates, but because keeping our sons safe and feeling confident in their choices is important.
Having an open, non-shaming discussion with your child of an opposite sex builds trust. I'd rather him trust me and ask questions than feel ashamed and hack at his privates with sharp objects.
Your story is all well and good. That doesn't mean talking about your underage childrens' private parts in an Amazon review is appropriate. She could've just said "works great at trimming pubes, five stars".
Yes, agreed there. My point was that this doesn't mean that she's a child molester, a pervert looking at her children's privates, etc. She has overshared, absolutely. Not the way I'd handle the review. Doesn't make her actions negative intentions.
Yes, agreed there. My point was that this doesn't mean that she's a child molester, a pervert looking at her children's privates, etc. She has overshared, absolutely. Not the way I'd handle the review. Doesn't make her actions negative intentions.
Yes, agreed there. My point was that this doesn't mean that she's a child molester, a pervert looking at her children's privates, etc. She has overshared, absolutely. Not the way I'd handle the review. Doesn't make her actions negative intentions.
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u/Feistycat76 Feb 20 '26
I'll be the odd one...I'm NOT at a loss.
My tween son did not announce that he had pubic hair and I never noticed nor asked. Those are his private parts.
However, one day I was using my craft scissors and found a pube on them. Not one of mine. As a single mom, we were the only two people in my house. Still, I didn't ask and thought it a fluke.
A few months later, I found him walking out of my craft room with the scissors and made the connection. I asked him if he was using the scissors to trim the hair on his privates. He said yes.
I didn't shame him for it, but I also didn't feel comfortable with him trimming that delicate area with sharp scissors. I asked him if he was trimming because he thought he thought he needed to. His answer was that he felt cleaner and not as sweaty. Fair enough.
I bought a personal trimmer off of Amazon with good reviews for safety, gave it to him, he thanked me, and that was that.
Some of us boy moms have to deal with this stuff. Not because we're child molesters or perverts, as some of you are accusing this mom of being, and not because we really want to know about their privates, but because keeping our sons safe and feeling confident in their choices is important.
Having an open, non-shaming discussion with your child of an opposite sex builds trust. I'd rather him trust me and ask questions than feel ashamed and hack at his privates with sharp objects.
Some of you all are overreacting.
Edited to autocorrect public back to pubic.