Puberty Ponderings Gifts

'I think I'm beginning to understand what sex is all about.'

Pinocchio's Second Realization

'Thank goodness you were wrong mom, dad says a period is what comes at the end of a sentence.'

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

'The doctor said oily fish was good for his brain development.'

'You know they've reached puberty when they're more interested in Dr. Ruth than Babe Ruth.'

"I don't know why I worry...Baldo's just a normal boy. It's good to see him maturing...making friends...with nice girls...exploring new feelings...and desires.... You have to go home now."

"Peach fuzz. How does a nectarine know when it reaches puberty?"

'Soon, you will start to notice changes in your body... massive, horrifying changes.'

"Another barnacle?!" "I was a teenage creature."

"Mom, are you going to properly vet the baby before you bring her home from the hospital?"

Sex Education

Today I am trying to grow a bit of beard...

"Yeah, I've noticed it too: Young Master's smell has changed a lot since he's become a teenager..."

"Oh come now, darling. When I was your age, I felt different, too."

"I dreamed Lucian Freud was coming to paint us."

The big life questions that really get us thinking.

Suddenly...puberty hit Irwin!

"Shaving off your three whiskers doesn't make you older!"

"I think I'll be more relaxed once my secondary sex characteristics kick in."

"Well, if not now, can I have a man cave after I reach puberty?"

Man having difficulty shaving

"You know, we're not getting any younger...I mean, pretty soon, we'll both be 16."

"Look, Tia Carmen, my moustache is growing in!"

All Metamorphosed And No Place To Go.

"You're a helium balloon, son. Your voice won't change after puberty."

"You have to learn to stand on your own two feet."

"This is the house I'm growing up in."

'...I just get nervous about opening up and talking about it.'