Way back in January of 2016 I wrote a post called Up the Nose: The Lost Milestone. In that post I discussed putting stuff up the nose as a lost milestone for children. How many French fries fit in a nose? How do you make a cheerio disappear? Anyway, I can’t say that too much… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter U for Up the Nose
A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter S for Strange Games
Sometimes I find my boys playing the strangest games. Sometimes they convince me to join in on these strange games, and my role in the games is usually the most bizarre! It must be a conspiracy, the pair of them conspiring to humour themselves and tease mom in the process. Anyway, here a few of… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter S for Strange Games
I am sure this is a sibling thing, this making everything into a race. We have contents, competitions, first place, second place and a battle over who gets what title. They race to eat, they race to get into their coats, to get into the truck, or up the stairs, and down the stairs, or… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter R for Race
My boys were almost 5 and 2 when we visited Walt Disneyland. The 5 year old was all about the princesses: Bell, Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Tiana, and etcetera. I wasn’t sure what the sudden interest was. I guess my mom intuition was hovering on naïve. Anyway, he was all smiles and hugs with these… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter P for Princesses
The progression of career choices starts young. Somewhere around three my older boy started trying to decide his adult career. This first decision making period named him as future fireman, and sometimes a policeman. Another day I found him in deep thought about these career choices as well as alternatives for these choices. He turned… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter O for Occupation
In that way of childlike innocents my younger son melted my heart one night as I was putting him to bed. This little fella hadn’t always been the most affectionate and so this special moment caught me by surprise. We had finished bedtime story, last bathroom break, and a few minutes of talking about his… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter N for Never Let You Go
Over the last few years I have learned an amazing amount about Marvel characters and the Marvel storyline. I have also learned a number of things about Star Wars and the draw of the lightsaber. However, in my house all these things include duels to the death! Originally, each child would take up a role… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter L for Lightsaber
First, I have to admit that I don’t know the general nature regarding how little girls play since I am the mother of boys, and growing up I was something of a tomboy myself. However, if I had to hazard a guess I would imagine it doesn’t (or at least usually doesn’t) involve guns, swords,… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter I for Is Everything a Weapon?
The pantry is bare and the shelves of the fridge look as if they were under sudden attack by a starving enemy. Where does the food go? The grocery bill gets higher and higher but the amount of food left in the house dissipates faster and faster. At 3 and 6 I feel positive that… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter H for Hungry
Picture this. You are sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, and the room is moderately full. There is a soft hum of whispered talking. A woman enters with two boys in tote, they appear to be about 3 and 6 years old. Cute little boys, active but doing their best to try… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter F for Farts
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 