Moms of Boys Always Get Dirty Looks

Okay. I'm getting a little tired of dealing with the, "Can't you control your boys?!" looks of moms-of-girls. They're boys. Boys like to run, jump, punch each other, etc., If you don't like it, ask your girls to stay away from the "mean, dirty ol' boys." There is only so much that moms-of-boys can do.

Please don't take this the wrong way, Moms of Girls. I am happy to rescue your girls from my boys when warranted. But, most of the time, they are all happily playing and running around together and your daughters have a choice to walk away when the boys get too rough. I can't tell my boys to "stop being boys." This is what you are asking us moms-of-boys to do. Do the research; boys and girls are different.

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Yes, I agree, that enviornment does play a role; however, I'm one of the girliest moms you will ever meet and I cannot keep them from running, jumping and chasing. If a girl happens to get in the way, I immediately take action and have my sons ask for forgiveness, and I even ask them to "slow down," "watch where you are running," etc., But that's all I can do moms!

Before I had children, I remember thinking, "My boys will NOT be like that." I chimed in with the rest of the moms-of-girls about, "Why can't that mother control her boys!?" 3 boys later, and all I can do is laugh at my ignorance! Please take a moment to remember the natural differences between boys and girls at your next social outing. You wouldn't want them to be exactly the same, would you? As humans, we have a natural attraction to the opposite sex. Imagine the world without mean, dirty ol' boys. I can't.

Next time you are with a mom-of-boys, don't judge; empathize! Remember that she is doing all that she can to raise her little heathens to be the gentlemen they will one day be. Try enagaging her about life in a "house of testosterone." I'm sure she has some entertaining stories to tell you: What I wouldn't give to take my 3 boys for a spa day! Pink. Somewhere, anywhere, pink. A day without bandaids? Even better.

-Me