As I navigate through life and parenting of seven boys I have been taught many lessons along the way. 1.) Boys love dirt. The dirtier or muddier they become, the happier they are. I have learned that the dirt will wash off but the smiles on their little faces will last a lifetime and they really do clean up well. 2.) Boys love bugs. Big bugs, little bugs, bugs of all shapes and sizes. They love chasing me around with bugs. As I am running around screaming for them to get away from me with all them bugs, they are laughing their heads off. So, as much as I hate bugs, I love the sound of their laughter, and I know I will always have someone around to kill that spider for me (they love protecting their mom). 3.) Bodily functions. Boys love bodily functions of all sorts. Burping and farting contests are the norm in a house with all boys. The louder and smellier the better. I dont know what makes them laugh louder, whether it be the look on my face or me asking them if that sound and smell actually came out of someone I gave birth to. This could go on all day. On this subject, I am just grateful for air freshener. 4.) Punching, wrestling, kicking and pushing really are forms of affection and play amongst boys. I say this gingerly because I know they really are each others best friends. As much as I would love them to be all hugs and kisses all the time, I know little boys show their love differently than I would prefer them to. I am just grateful that they have each other in their ring and on their side. 5.) Black eyes, fat lips, scrapes and bruises are also the norm in a house full of boys. I would love to put them in a padded room the week leading up to school pictures, as it is a given that one of them will always find a way to add character to their school pictures. I am just thankful that I am able to have pictures of them to look back at how much they are growing up. 6.) That hole in the center of your toilet really means nothing to little boys, as they cant seem to get their aim right ever. On this one, just give up and buy lots of bleach. I consider myself a winner as I have successfully potty trained seven boys and that is a fete in itself. 7.) Boys can take a part, disassemble and rearrange anything and everything whether it is suppose to come a part or not. I have affectionately gave them the nickname of the wrecking crew. I am learning that nothing is safe in the Klebaur house as long as there are little boys with curious minds running around. Sometimes I find myself at a loss for words as parts and pieces of things are laying around and no one knows what or where they came from. 8.) Boys love to build. Usually they build with things they have taken a part. When I ask them what they are doing with all the tools they have taken from my husbands tool box they usually say they are building some sort of fort or tree house. Most of the time it looks nothing like a fort or a tree house but to them it is an architectural masterpiece. As I stand there in disbelief, I can see the joy and wonder in their faces as they tell me that one day they are going to build me my dream house. ...and you know what, I believe they will. 9.) Boys love cars. I never realized how many cars there were out there until I had boys. They LOVE cars and they know all the names of them. To me, a car is a car...and a truck is a truck. Not to them though. I dont get the excitement of seeing cars as they do. Must be a boy thing. To me, as long as it gets me from point A to point B safely, its fine with me. 10.) The most important lesson I have learned from being a Mom of all boys is patience. They will test your patience on a daily basis. It has been said that being a Mom of boys is not for the faint at heart, and I believe that is true. But I wouldnt trade it for the world. As I am cleaning dirt off of them, running from bugs, listening to them burp and fart, playing referee, taking care of bumps and bruises, bleaching the bathroom daily, trying to put together what they took apart, admiring their fort or my future dream home, or patiently looking at cars for hours, I can honestly say that this is exactly where I am meant to be, loving and caring for my Boys!!!
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:22:21 +0000
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