I recently wrote about the traits of little boys and what a household full of them would look like. People have commented favorably about the article but almost everyone pointed out something that had been left off the list. I am going to try to remember all of the suggestions.
Boys really like puddles, especially if they are dressed up for church or school. A young male is simply unable to walk around a puddle. There is so much joy in seeing the splashes and feeling your shoes get wet. Will Moms never learn that rainy days and new clothes do not go together?
Our property is surrounded by creeks. My wife bought five pairs of rubber boots for them to walk around in the water. Of course, they came back with their boots still on, but full of water. Boots do not help little guys when they are wet all the way up to their shoulders.
Boys love guns. I always enjoy parents who think that they can raise their boys in a gun-free atmosphere. They know by the time they are three how to bite off the corner of a piece of bread in order to convert it to a pistol.
I covered toilet etiquette in the last article by merely mentioning toilet seats. Boys do not believe in ever flushing the toilet or closing the door to the bathroom. A bathroom that is used solely by little boys should be power washed once a week. There is no air freshener product that will help.
Boys love to climb trees. Some girls do also; my wife once broke her arm from a fall out of a tree. Recently, two of my boys were stuck at the same time in the same tree.
Boys love to race. They are always ready for a contest. Recently, I made the mistake of letting two of them push the little miniature carts that our grocery store provides. I looked the other way and a race began. The oldest ran into a floor display of cereal boxes. I guess it took someone a while to stack it back up.
Recently, all our boys were blowing bubbles in the backyard. Nancy looked away for a minute or so. When she came back, the three year old was drinking the bubble juice. Of course, he denied that he was doing it. He had trouble making her believe him because bubbles came out of his mouth as he spoke.
In order to raise a bunch of boys, you need to have patience and a sense of humor. There are a lot of little boys (and girls) needing parents.