I was doing the laundry this morning and saw that Noah had yet another hole at the knee of his jeans. You might think I get annoyed at seeing this, the inexplicable way that these holes are always showing up in the boys' pants, but I secretly love it. It reminds me of how wonderful little boys are. I love their wildness, rough housing, wrestling, and loud laughter. Ok, nine times out of ten. Some of the stereotypes about boys are true, their physical energy knows no bounds, but there is so much more to them than that.Since day one my boys and I have had something really special going on. There is just something really amazing between a boy and his mom. I am so spoiled by the way they are always taking care of me. Putting their blankets on me, making cards and notes, cuddling and kissing me. I have been introduced to the joys of legos, the Mario Brothers, all manner of superheroes, StarWars, and little league sports. Yea for being a soccer mom (and wife). Oh how I love them with their crazy knock-knock jokes and strong boy smell, ha ha.
Lots of articles have come out lately addressing the fact that boys are falling behind girls
in education and other areas and how the current structure of the classroom is working against the strengths of boys. Boys have trouble paying attention in class, they struggle to listen quietly. They are little boys it is so hard for them to hold all that energy in all day!! Little boys have always been this way but now that lower elementary grades are less about play and social and more about required state testing boys are more likely to be labeled as behavior problems and/or needing medication to calm them! I get discouraged about it for my boys' sakes. I worry. I don't worry about them too much though because they are wild and free little creatures, not to mention impossibly brilliant and adaptable. Their futures seem incredibly bright."You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes." Walter M. Schirra
