Boys Will Be Boys!!

I am lucky enough to be a mother to both boys and girls.  I grew up in a family of three girls and was I ever shocked when I got married!  Boys are quite different then girls. 

My son, Lincoln is about as boy as they come .  As long as it involves running, jumping, a ball or a game controller he is happy!!  Boy’s don’t sit at the table and play princesses or spend hours working on crafts.  If I set my boy and girl down to do a craft, he is always done in record time and she will sit there happily for hours and hours.

I love when we have a house full of boys.  They usually run straight to the backyard and wrestle on the trampoline for hours.  They come in when they are dripping in sweat and need a drink so they can get back to their trampoline wrestling match.  They groan when a Disney movie is too ‘princessy’ and cheer when there is a sword fight !  Boy’s are delightful in a totally different way then girls.

Being a mother to a boy, I feel a great responsibility to teach him certain things.  I have had the conversation over and over again about not burping at the table, letting girls go first,  not running in the house with muddy shoes and treating adults with respect.  I feel it is my responsibility to teach him manners, etiquette, hard work and kindness.  As mothers, we are quite lucky to be the one’s to teach them right from wrong and how to work hard to achieve their goals. 

Right now they are stinky little boys…..but before we know it, they will be confidently giving speeches, going on dates and being leaders in their communities.  Aren’t WE lucky to be the ladies who teach them all they need to know to succeed in life? Aren’t WE lucky to be mothers to these sweet, stinky little boys?

What are your thoughts on being a mother to a boy or boys?