I have to laugh whenever I meet someone new or see an old friend and the “children” question comes up, “Do you have any kids?” I say, “Yes, two boys,” to which the questioner always has a funny reply like, “OH! Wow!” I feel quick to respond to their alarm by telling them I write a blog about raising boys. Every day is an adventure; usually an adventure that ends in a journey to the emergency room or an apology to some other boy’s mother. An adventure none-the-less! Yeah!
I have to admit that I do the same thing when I meet a mom of two or more boys. If it is four or more, I believe the appropriate response is, “Yikes!” But, I understand and appreciate their position. There is a boy I teach who has several brothers. I am not sure how many there are altogether but I know there are four boys (two are twins) from that family in middle school right now. The mom sent cookies and treats to the entire staff before Christmas. I figured it was payment for spending half a school year with her boys…even though she is doing a fantastic job raising them and they are all very polite. The one I have in class broke several fingers in the other day…during my hour! I was worried about how his parents were going to deal with the emergency room visit, cast, costs, etc. When I asked the boy about his parent’s response, he shrugged and said it was no big deal. With that many boys, his parents must be emergency room experts!!
Our emergency room visits so far:
Kyle: broken wrist, cut face, cat bite, asthma attacks (2 or 3.)
Carson: Hummmmm, can’t seem to remember any. WOW!
I just realized how many more visits Kyle has had than Carson. Kyle gets his agility ability from me and my mother-in-law...mostly my mother-in-law who is racking up her own emergency room visit list! Nice Break Jackie! J
The adventure continues…
I have to admit that I do the same thing when I meet a mom of two or more boys. If it is four or more, I believe the appropriate response is, “Yikes!” But, I understand and appreciate their position. There is a boy I teach who has several brothers. I am not sure how many there are altogether but I know there are four boys (two are twins) from that family in middle school right now. The mom sent cookies and treats to the entire staff before Christmas. I figured it was payment for spending half a school year with her boys…even though she is doing a fantastic job raising them and they are all very polite. The one I have in class broke several fingers in the other day…during my hour! I was worried about how his parents were going to deal with the emergency room visit, cast, costs, etc. When I asked the boy about his parent’s response, he shrugged and said it was no big deal. With that many boys, his parents must be emergency room experts!!
Our emergency room visits so far:
Kyle: broken wrist, cut face, cat bite, asthma attacks (2 or 3.)
Carson: Hummmmm, can’t seem to remember any. WOW!
I just realized how many more visits Kyle has had than Carson. Kyle gets his agility ability from me and my mother-in-law...mostly my mother-in-law who is racking up her own emergency room visit list! Nice Break Jackie! J
The adventure continues…
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