so I was reading in the paper about male role models for boys and came across this: that no matter what else, teenage males wish to make sure their mothers get no information at all about their lives. oh yes, the future is bright.

ah, he screams in the other room. right, I'll teach him to keep stuff from his mum. I'll leave him there while I finish this post.

we have made the great trek to Ikea. now he has an art table, pencils and paper. so far he's just made scribbles on the table. what creativity.