Gender Appropriate Toys

My friend Laura is quite the feminist. She has worked hard in her job and has gone straight to the top. When she was 30, she and her husband decided to have a child. She got pregnant and had a... Read "Gender Appropriate Toys" »

Boys Play Rough

I heard rumors of this rough-housing but I honestly had never really experienced it myself before now. I don't know if I have just had my head in the sand for decades or what. The other night I came... Read "Boys Play Rough" »

The Shoes are New as Long as They are New to You

Lately I have been worrying a little about Nate's walking situation. He has a fairly pronounced toeing-in and the poor child trips at least 10 times a day. The doctor says it's no big deal and we have to... Read "The Shoes are New as Long as They are New to You" »

Whiny and Two?

When my birthday comes and goes, I really don't notice much of a change. I look in the mirror perhaps a little longer in the morning and identify the increase in wrinkles on my face but I don't seem... Read "Whiny and Two? " »

Everything is an Adventure with Boys

My husband cracks me up. Really. Lately the boys attack him when he comes into the house. Attack as in jump on his back the second he sits down. I look over and there is one on his head and... Read "Everything is an Adventure with Boys" »

Active Boys

Yesterday we went to the doctor for the yearly check up for the boys. There was some confusion before we left as to who was getting shots and in my confusion, I may have said the younger was due and... Read "Active Boys" »

Taking the Danger Train

It has come to my attention recently that perhaps I allow my children to engage in endeavors that may be construed to some as "slightly" or even "egregiously dangerous." I know that boys will be boys but my father-in-law... Read "Taking the Danger Train" »

Boy Tribe: Everything's Better Together

josiah (center) blissed out on the boy tribe with brother jack (left) and his cousin carter (right) Growing up in a family of sisters, I had no idea what I was in for when I found out we were... Read "Boy Tribe: Everything's Better Together" »