Monday, April 2, 2012

Boys, Boys, Boys.

For the people who are new here, I am the only female in a house filled with boys.

I have 4 boys ( and I'm married to one too), all very unique, and all very wonderful ( at least, I think so), but still.. all very, very, boyish.

I would not trade them for girls in a millions years. Don't get me wrong, they come with their own set of issues. Everything I own is dirty, dented, broken, loud, and smelly.. also a lot of it is electronic. However, there's something about boys and their ability to be real.

For all the shit that people ( mostly girls/women) talk about boys/men, there is just something special about them.
They are so willing to be themselves. They aren't afraid to be competitive, to show drive, to get dirty, to break things trying to figure out how something works, to get hurt.. again, and again, and again. And when they aren't told that they have to be reserved, and tough, and not show emotion.. they also aren't afraid to be gentle, and kind, and helpful, and loving.

Girls with all their manipulation, and games, and the way they are trained by their peers, early on, that they have to be sneaky and ruthless to get anywhere in life.. its scary. I know what girls learn and talk about and do.I am one.

Now I just have to figure out a good way to teach my boys how to spot the ones who will beat them down and manipulate them before they get old enough that its too late..

Luckily I have a husband who is just the right amount of  "Boy" still, that he can help them hang on to that.. and hopefully I'll be able to hang onto their sweet boyishness for a good long time yet.

Now I'm off to sleep with the sounds of my two middle boys having a singing fight over who loves Mommy more, while they were killing zombies on roblox, still echoing in my mind. :)

17 comments:

  1. God Bless You Momma! LOL...Not for having all those boys but for having all those kids! I have one daughter and my gosh she is a handful, I'd love to have a boy someday so I can see what the peaceful difference is!!! Love your letter "B"!! Good Luck with the rest!

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  2. There's no doubt about it: boys and girls are definitely different. I just have one daughter, but when I've been around friends who have little boys it is so crazy how different they are from my girl. Just their very presence is different. I love that!

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  3. My son is way easier than my daughter. Except for the times he thinks he knows everything.

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  4. What a great post :D I don't have kids, but I have 4 nephews whom I love to bits :) and a niece for whom I feel the same!

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  5. Is that a fine flour coating in that first picture? All the photos are adorable.

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    1. Gold Bond medicated powder actually. he was very fresh smelling for a while after that.

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  6. I like this post....being I'm a boy and all. Cute kids!

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    1. haha! I actually think boys get a bad rep, that is generally not deserved. I <3 me some boys.
      Girls are scary!

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  7. A really great family. B is also for beautiful, which describes your boys1
    dreamweaver

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    1. oh thank you! I think they're pretty cute too. ;)

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  8. great post! I am a mom of boys, so I get it. found you on a to z, will be back for more!!!

    best,
    MOV

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  9. While we do someday hope for a girl, I wanted to have a boy first. And I did. And he's dirty. And I love it.

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  11. Awe... I used to be the only girl in the house.. I have two sons 24 and 21 and now a beautiful little girl who is 5! And boy did I get a girl! she is the girliest girl I know. My girlie ways kind of fizzled as my boys got older... however thanks to my little princess (I used to gag when my friends would call their daughters that) she's bringing the girlie back! All I have to say is don't let their sweetness fool you! I think that boys are easier by far!!

    Stopping by from the A to Z challenge! Blessings to you and yours!!

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    1. How fun to have a caboose girl! :) I donno that I could handle it, we're so set in our boyish ways.. and there's only room for one princess in the house. Me. ;) Thanks for the visit lady! :) I'll pop over to yours when I am more awake ( words are blurring).

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  12. What a lovely post, full of love for you boys, big and small
    Lx

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  13. I couldn't agree more with you on this! I always imagined myself with 3 sons. Unfortunately, God had other plans for me, and I only have one (totally awesome!) son. I thank God every single day for giving me a boy, especially since he's my only child. My sister has 2 girls, no boys, and I am reminded daily of why I love boys so much. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't love my nieces more if they were my own daughters. However, they are just completely different than boys. Plus, I've always thought that boys had a special bond with their mothers that girls just don't have. Maybe that was perpetuated by the fact that my daddy was a "momma's boy" (He's the baby of 13!), my brother is a momma's boy (only boy in an Italian family!) and I married a momma's boy (baby of 9!).

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