I am the biological mother of five boys. I am raising four. So that means I live with 5 males, counting my husband. I don't have any experience with girls to compare to but there are challenges to being a women in a male household.
Dishes...I don't think they even notice them.
Vacuum? " Why?" they seriously say.
"Make my bed..I am just going to get back in it tonight."
" Change my shirt? This one is only a week old."
"Clothes in a drawer? I can just hang them here on the door."
" Why are we painting the doors?" To make them pretty! duh.
" Sit down to urinate in mom's bathroom? Whatever mom!" I respond "Either that or clean it!" It will eventually feel natural!" I never see urine on my toilet seat anymore! Unless we have male company.
I wore earrings on our last backpacking trip (me and five other boys) If anyone asked I said it was to remind them that there is a women present and peeing should be somewhere else!
X-box, X-box and more X-box. I can't even get over a wall in a game.
Rough housing until the walls fall down. (OR mom kicks in a door with her temper, not my best moment!)
Not that I would trade any for a girl. I like it this way. I dropped my son off at the school after a dental appointment and thought.. "That good-looking boy is my son. When did my son turn into a young man? " I ask them how to fix the car that is spraying gas at me. They know. They help.
"Here mom let me carry in those groceries" It might be because they are starving and wonder what I have in the bags but I 'll assume they do it out of pure love for me!
"I know God loves me" my seven year old said " cause he gave me you for a mom"
I woke up one winter morning and my son had gotten out of bed before 6:00 am to scrape my car windows for me. WOW!
I love watching my 17 year old put in 15 hour work days and hearing from the boss what a hard worker he is. "Thankyou, I know!"
I love hearing from the scout leader that I have great sons and that their potential scares him. Yes their potential scares me.
Watching my 11 year old, care for a small child on the play ground.
Having a teacher come to me and tell me that my son has cheated and wants to know if we confront him will he come clean. I assure him he will. He did. I was so proud of the way he handled it. The teachers were all impressed with his maturity. I was proud. How much harder is it to be honest, admit and take responsibility for our mistakes.
Watching all the other boys refuse to help a scout leader and when he gets to my son he says.."Sure, I'll do it"
My boys may not think like me, but I am sure proud of the men they are becoming. I LOVE THE BOYS AND MEN IN MY LIFE!
Dishes...I don't think they even notice them.
Vacuum? " Why?" they seriously say.
"Make my bed..I am just going to get back in it tonight."
" Change my shirt? This one is only a week old."
"Clothes in a drawer? I can just hang them here on the door."
" Why are we painting the doors?" To make them pretty! duh.
" Sit down to urinate in mom's bathroom? Whatever mom!" I respond "Either that or clean it!" It will eventually feel natural!" I never see urine on my toilet seat anymore! Unless we have male company.
I wore earrings on our last backpacking trip (me and five other boys) If anyone asked I said it was to remind them that there is a women present and peeing should be somewhere else!
X-box, X-box and more X-box. I can't even get over a wall in a game.
Rough housing until the walls fall down. (OR mom kicks in a door with her temper, not my best moment!)
Not that I would trade any for a girl. I like it this way. I dropped my son off at the school after a dental appointment and thought.. "That good-looking boy is my son. When did my son turn into a young man? " I ask them how to fix the car that is spraying gas at me. They know. They help.
"Here mom let me carry in those groceries" It might be because they are starving and wonder what I have in the bags but I 'll assume they do it out of pure love for me!
"I know God loves me" my seven year old said " cause he gave me you for a mom"
I woke up one winter morning and my son had gotten out of bed before 6:00 am to scrape my car windows for me. WOW!
I love watching my 17 year old put in 15 hour work days and hearing from the boss what a hard worker he is. "Thankyou, I know!"
I love hearing from the scout leader that I have great sons and that their potential scares him. Yes their potential scares me.
Watching my 11 year old, care for a small child on the play ground.
Having a teacher come to me and tell me that my son has cheated and wants to know if we confront him will he come clean. I assure him he will. He did. I was so proud of the way he handled it. The teachers were all impressed with his maturity. I was proud. How much harder is it to be honest, admit and take responsibility for our mistakes.
Watching all the other boys refuse to help a scout leader and when he gets to my son he says.."Sure, I'll do it"
My boys may not think like me, but I am sure proud of the men they are becoming. I LOVE THE BOYS AND MEN IN MY LIFE!
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