sledgehammer

Life In The House Of Testosterone

sastyk | February 4, 2010

As you all know, I live with five males, ranging from 39 to 4. As a woman raised in a mostly all-female household (mother, step-mother, two sisters), I try gamely to fit in, but find myself occasionally mystified by the guy-ness, or inadequately equipped for things like appreciating how cool it is to write in the snow with your penis. This was clearly one of those moments. Me, (coming downstairs for a cup of tea before returning to my book) "What's with the sledgehammer, honey?" The boys: "Daddy is going to let us smash geodes! Awesome! We tried it with the hammer, but it didn't work, so…