tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post6021017628294848743..comments2024-02-23T16:17:17.868-05:00Comments on Fighting off Frumpy: Ten Boy-Mom "Musts"Rita Templetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10332325707063104082noreply@blogger.comBlogger828125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-3083219951311055042017-06-05T13:17:58.083-04:002017-06-05T13:17:58.083-04:00Congrats on adopting three boys! You're my ne...Congrats on adopting three boys! You're my new She-ro... I'm only adopting one, right now and feel a smidge overwhelmed, ha! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883270802109713572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-69613890416981687492017-06-01T17:07:01.290-04:002017-06-01T17:07:01.290-04:00This continues to be my all time favorite piece on...This continues to be my all time favorite piece on raising little boys. Thanks again for the smiles and outright laughs :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522079178012587211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-64827008583980656762017-05-22T11:23:03.451-04:002017-05-22T11:23:03.451-04:00I have the solution for #3--the 3 boys and 1 man i...I have the solution for #3--the 3 boys and 1 man in my home pee sitting down! I never deal with sprinkles when they tinkle and there are no battles to put down the toilet seat! And best of all...if they forget to sit, THEY have to clean the toilet. (Although, in truth, the males in my house are also the bathroom cleaners--it's AWESOME!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-30591901545423359362017-05-20T21:41:41.639-04:002017-05-20T21:41:41.639-04:00If you only have one boy, you really can't say...If you only have one boy, you really can't say you've had the "boy" experience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-2990447568982911042016-11-03T00:33:07.489-04:002016-11-03T00:33:07.489-04:00Mine is 3 and this is ALL TRUE. LOL!!!!Mine is 3 and this is ALL TRUE. LOL!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-42125829318200008092014-09-01T11:33:14.439-04:002014-09-01T11:33:14.439-04:00So funny! And I agee with your son: "This w...So funny! And I agee with your son: "This world is too dangerous for someone like meeeeeee!" HA!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965801664060930902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-64260629835628384322014-07-25T06:19:47.581-04:002014-07-25T06:19:47.581-04:00Yes, yes & yes. Although only 2.5 years old, m...Yes, yes & yes. Although only 2.5 years old, my son has opened my eyes to the world of boys and this sums it all up perfectly.<br />My constant sayings are- no you don't need more food, put your pants on, get down from there & yes it is still there - it hasn't fallen off!<br />Thank you for reminding me that I am not alone ☆Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-18730538146086508172014-07-20T15:41:28.965-04:002014-07-20T15:41:28.965-04:00Oh my word I laughed so much at this post. And I o...Oh my word I laughed so much at this post. And I only have one boy (who does fiddle with his willy every chance he gets). Love the title of your blog because as a stay at home mom for the past two years I am sure feeling frumpy!Heatherhttp://onestepatatime.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-81601657833300217982014-07-03T11:37:23.334-04:002014-07-03T11:37:23.334-04:00That was the best laugh I've had in a while. ...That was the best laugh I've had in a while. Gaining velocity, indeed!!maestracarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117453995216626079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-80581104979645042342014-06-25T15:36:59.398-04:002014-06-25T15:36:59.398-04:00"Stop wrapping your penis around your fork!&q..."Stop wrapping your penis around your fork!" LOL!!!! I love that! I've said MANY MANY things I never thought I would. I have 5 boys. :)Charlisehttp://www.crunchyfamily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-34004577567380606152014-06-23T19:50:50.564-04:002014-06-23T19:50:50.564-04:00I would like to introduce you to my friend, Wendy ...I would like to introduce you to my friend, Wendy Cukierski, mother of 12, yes 12 boys. I think you would love her. Yes I have met her in person, when she was preggo with son #8 and son #7 was in her arms. www.cukierski.net you can also join her on facebook. She will love you. And you will love her too, she has a gazillion friends but she always has room in her heart for one more... she and her husband Walt also have one girl; all 13 of their children have names that begin with "W".<br />Joan_hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984831631860965241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-27671361782877314792014-06-19T12:18:23.926-04:002014-06-19T12:18:23.926-04:00My parents had a baby girl when I was 16 that I he...My parents had a baby girl when I was 16 that I helped raise. My sister had a baby girl that I helped raise when I was 22. I had two girls when I was 30 and 34. I know girls. Period. Boys? So foreign.<br /><br />When a neighbors young son was at my house with him the other day I found myself saying 'Be careful' more than once. I imagine I will have to get over that as that kid loves coming over and we will both get sick of hearing me. I will learn to let him jump off the side of the porch that is 30 inches off the ground and try not to wince. Barb | Creative Culinaryhttp://www.creative-culinary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-44681703791504119382014-06-17T03:04:57.169-04:002014-06-17T03:04:57.169-04:00I think the only thing you didn't highlight wa...I think the only thing you didn't highlight was NOISE!!<br /><br />So much of it! My 4yo and 10 month old twin boys are so loud and the little ones don't even talk yet! Now of course I don't have girls to compare to, but people I know with both say the girls are no where near as noisy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-58764868267812206642014-06-17T03:02:08.790-04:002014-06-17T03:02:08.790-04:00I think the only thing you didn't highlight wa...I think the only thing you didn't highlight was NOISE!!<br /><br />So much of it. Of course I can only go by other people saying girls aren't as noisy as boys, but my 4yo and 10 month old twin boys are SO loud. The little ones don't even talk yet!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097781205252668316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-59121164774440493252014-06-12T09:08:24.806-04:002014-06-12T09:08:24.806-04:00I raised three girls, and two of them are now rais...I raised three girls, and two of them are now raising one boy each. What fun. Great piece. Laughing all the way.melodie davishttp://www.findingharmonyblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-3215701947501560062014-06-09T14:00:03.286-04:002014-06-09T14:00:03.286-04:00I have 5 boys and this is sooooooooooo very true. ...I have 5 boys and this is sooooooooooo very true. Be prepared to see naked boys if you come to my house. If I get them to put on underwear I feel I accomplished something. Ferniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540729471916277056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-87142978159287200702014-06-06T23:18:12.258-04:002014-06-06T23:18:12.258-04:00I have three young boys and this entire list is SO...I have three young boys and this entire list is SO true! <br /><br />I would like to add:<br />-don't ever think you can have anything nice! Wedding rings get flushed, smartphones are flushed, etc....everything goes in the toilet!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-36853083939888600532014-06-06T21:45:37.257-04:002014-06-06T21:45:37.257-04:00I thought the no clothing thing was related to my ...I thought the no clothing thing was related to my DNA ... now I get to find out it's both my DNA *AND* the Y chromosome?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005357696698587725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-57271157660278114532014-06-06T18:03:43.112-04:002014-06-06T18:03:43.112-04:00God bless you! :)God bless you! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-57916702417126149162014-06-06T12:35:01.094-04:002014-06-06T12:35:01.094-04:00Time for a deep breath. Even in a home with reason...Time for a deep breath. Even in a home with reasonable discipline some of these are going to happen and in most homes all of them. As the mother of 2 grown men I can identify with the blog and thoroughly enjoyed her list. As women we need to support each other and not use Facebook to condemn or criticize each other. As a retired middle school teacher I would be cautious about requiring my sons to pee sitting down. It's fine for your home but not necessarily the best idea for school.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755840824945206594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-20755377672388070542014-06-05T20:03:19.073-04:002014-06-05T20:03:19.073-04:00Hahahaha!!! I love this! My little boy is 3 and a ...Hahahaha!!! I love this! My little boy is 3 and a half, and all 10 of these things are very really and common in my house! I was scared to have a boy because I was such a girly girl and didn't know if I could identify it. Now, I wouldn't have it any other way. And I laugh right along with him when he cracks himself up by farting on my lap! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-60851839931000275052014-06-04T10:11:50.533-04:002014-06-04T10:11:50.533-04:00Rita - Thank you so much for writing this! I have ...Rita - Thank you so much for writing this! I have 3 boys ages 13, 8 and 7. I don't think people actually believe all the shenanigans that go on around this house, but now I can have them read this and say "See? They really are like this!" I think you need to add one more rule - "Don't get too attached to any type of materialistic thing...like ever...because it will probably get broken" (Like your favorite 100 year old china plate, passed on from your grandma, that you hung on your wall. It will get knocked off in an indoor hockey match. OR your favorite leather sandals. You will find them floating in the bottom of the pool...NEXT summer." In all seriousness, your blog is fantastic!!!ShannonKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-14016259888315285702014-06-04T02:53:30.535-04:002014-06-04T02:53:30.535-04:00And once your son becomes a teenager, ALWAYS, ALWA...And once your son becomes a teenager, ALWAYS, ALWAYS knock first before going into his room...even if the door is open a little bit. Trust me on this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-22744690901998188052014-06-03T10:04:24.517-04:002014-06-03T10:04:24.517-04:00Um, if you only have boys hoe do you know a house ...Um, if you only have boys hoe do you know a house of girl children DOESN'T act like this. No one is trying to be offended. Just pointing out that MANY girls do all these things too. And lots of boys don't. It depends on the personality of the kid, not the gender. Boy moms are no different from girl moms- it's ALL HARD!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734712521038551440.post-87967974269453981702014-06-03T09:55:45.484-04:002014-06-03T09:55:45.484-04:00My seven year girl does all these things including...My seven year girl does all these things including the hand-in-underwear stuff. This is a list about having CHILDREN not boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com