Pokers or Fur?

Brandt has been concerned about my shaving habits for quite sometime now.  One morning when I was still on maternity leave with Cate I was getting him ready for school and he asked me, "Mommy, why you have pokers?" (we were / are still working on our grammar).  After a few questions on my part trying to understand what he could possibly be talking about he let me know that my "leg pokers were like a cactus" - such insight from a then 3-year-old.  At the time, I didn't take much offense because let's face I had a newborn at home and shaving my legs wasn't high on my list of priorities. 

Since then, my "pokers" have been a constant topic of his concern.  He doesn't like to warm his feet on my legs when I have "bad pokers".  It is also hard for him to relax when I have "too many pokers".  Recently, as he was getting comfy (and the day after I had shaved) he informed me that my pokers felt perfect.  This prompted yet another discussion about follicular growth.  As we carried on our discussion, I commented about how most girls didn't have long pokers but boys, like Daddy, do.  It was at this time that Brandt informed me that, "Mommy, you have pokers, but Daddy has FUR"!

For the Record: I would like eveyone who reads this to know, I do practice good hygiene and don't make it a habit for my "pokers" too get to long.  Also, Chris does have more hair than me but I am thinking he is average in the "hair on your legs" department. 

Look, It's Chris.

:)

Obviously, I will need to look into always keeping up my "follicular removal" being that I have the "Hair Police" for a son!!

~ Brett