tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post2537055070502121532..comments2024-02-23T16:17:17.868-05:00Comments on Fighting off Frumpy: Ten Boy-Mom ChallengesRita Templetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10332325707063104082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-87237583183923327302015-05-16T06:38:17.566-04:002015-05-16T06:38:17.566-04:00Laughing at #9 and thinking of my friend with thre...Laughing at #9 and thinking of my friend with three sons and then a daughter who pitches an absolute fit when her parents try and put her in anything other than her brothers hand me downs! She's a hoot and totally gorgeous, as are the big brothers :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647903559957741454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-42676764737129573052015-05-14T23:09:49.137-04:002015-05-14T23:09:49.137-04:00Your number 3- no ceiling fan experiences yet (my ...Your number 3- no ceiling fan experiences yet (my three boys are 4 years, 2 years, and 4 months old), but I have had to climb up and remove a stuffed elephant from a chandelier while visiting family. Just Between Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688526166572025469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-45851728086937809282015-05-14T13:43:57.476-04:002015-05-14T13:43:57.476-04:00Dear God, are there hidden cameras in my house tha...Dear God, are there hidden cameras in my house that you've been watching? I am living EVERY ONE OF THESE for 8 years now. Although, I have a couple to add:<br />1. Potty training. Teaching them how to use and aim a body part you don't have it interesting. Very interesting. And you will need to clean all toilets. Daily. Maybe hourly. They cannot aim, especially when nature calls at 1am and they are not really awake or aware. My boys had to start cleaning the toilets by age 3. I went on strike.<br /><br />2. On the potty note, taking your boy to the public restroom becomes a real trip when they reach the age they are embarrassed to go in the women's room with you, but too young in your opinion to go on their own. Some places are simply non-negotiable, but others I have stood in the doorway, foot holding it open, to make sure they are safe and not in need of assistance. I have been walked in on while holding my too short little men up to the sink to wash their hands (or, on occasion, a too high urinal) in the previously deserted men's room FAR more times than I'd like to admit. Thankfully, men are much more chill about that little surprise than women would be in the reverse. Thank you, Men, for understanding.<br /><br />3. Ceiling fans. They are an enigma. See, you need them because little boys are always hot and sweaty. Always. Dead of winter, -20 degrees, you're in so many layers it's the best possible birth control to sleep in, and they are in nothing but undies, covers thrown off and sweating. So you need ceiling fans. But ceiling fans are also a no-no. EVERYTHING is fun to throw into a ceiling fan. EVERYTHING. And many things gain a LOT of momentum when thrown into a moving fan, and go flying around the room at unsafe velocities. (See previous comments about holes in the wall and your crap broken).<br /><br />4. You'll love it. A lot. Maybe too much. Boys love their Mommies, even when they say they don't. I get more compliments, gifts and flowers from my boys than their father has ever dreamed of giving me, and he's a good husband/father. And you will melt. Every. Time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-52559746084169958282015-05-14T13:08:35.706-04:002015-05-14T13:08:35.706-04:00You are so entertaining to read and as a new mom o...You are so entertaining to read and as a new mom of 2 boys it really helps to get advice on what lay in store for me. Thank you so much for your blog it is so helpful and you are so funny! JennnnnIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879502499857321209noreply@blogger.com