Yes Cowgirl, this is typical of healthy boys... just be glad they weren't standing in the font yard with a bat seeing how far they could hit those rocks toward the neighbor's Hugh window ;) ...... the adventure never ends
Both boys and girls are testing all sorts of bounderies at this age. It just so happens that for boys it often involves testing physical prowess. It's hard to believe now that these are the things you will look back at fondly in the future. Part of that boundry testing is seeing how Mom or Dad will react to such things. I guess in a sense it tests some of our bounderies of reaction as parents as well.
There was the time they built a fire against the house. Then in the house. One acident with the toaster almost had the kitchen.
Only one broken window.
The most fun. I came home one day and the oldest's truck was in the driveway. Both sides of the truck scratched up, ceder limbs hanging out of the grill guard. I run in the house to ask him if he was hurt. Huuuu, whaaaat. Turns out he and a friend started out playing chase in a field, then it moved to around trees, finally it was through the trees.
The oldest totaled two (one by fire), the second totaled one, and the youngest turns 16 in June. Thankfully none of the totals was their fault.
Let's see now, I had one broken window, one broken full length door mirror, one nearly broken thumb on the "annoying" older sister, one nearly shattered calf (retribution for the thumb), one broken water pipe, several flooded yards/basements, two trash can fires in the house, untold number of strange and unusual critters in the house (usually for the benefit of an older sister) oh and I musn't forget the truck being rolled into the street nearly every night for about a month.
I really cant remember everything...life is a lot of fun with children!
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Yes Cowgirl, this is typical of healthy boys... just be glad they weren't standing in the font yard with a bat seeing how far they could hit those rocks toward the neighbor's Hugh window ;) ...... the adventure never ends
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Both boys and girls are testing all sorts of bounderies at this age. It just so happens that for boys it often involves testing physical prowess. It's hard to believe now that these are the things you will look back at fondly in the future. Part of that boundry testing is seeing how Mom or Dad will react to such things. I guess in a sense it tests some of our bounderies of reaction as parents as well.
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Boys trying to impress girls? Never!
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Don't let em grow up to be cowboys...
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I have three boys/young men.
There was the time they built a fire against the house. Then in the house. One acident with the toaster almost had the kitchen.
Only one broken window.
The most fun. I came home one day and the oldest's truck was in the driveway. Both sides of the truck scratched up, ceder limbs hanging out of the grill guard. I run in the house to ask him if he was hurt. Huuuu, whaaaat. Turns out he and a friend started out playing chase in a field, then it moved to around trees, finally it was through the trees.
The oldest totaled two (one by fire), the second totaled one, and the youngest turns 16 in June. Thankfully none of the totals was their fault.
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Let's see now, I had one broken window, one broken full length door mirror, one nearly broken thumb on the "annoying" older sister, one nearly shattered calf (retribution for the thumb), one broken water pipe, several flooded yards/basements, two trash can fires in the house, untold number of strange and unusual critters in the house (usually for the benefit of an older sister) oh and I musn't forget the truck being rolled into the street nearly every night for about a month.
I really cant remember everything...life is a lot of fun with children!
Fun times.
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