Yep, it’s actually me writing today! I’m LOVING these fabulous guest posts, but I figured I should probably take a turn!
My four year old is noticing this more and more all the time.
I was changing a friend’s daughter’s diaper not long ago and he happened to walk by. “Mommy, did her man parts fall off?”
Oh, how I love these conversations. And I know there will be many more in the years to come. I’m trying to brace myself. (And hoping I win this giveaway from Mirinda’s blog to help me out!)
But for those who think the differences between boys and girls end where my son’s physical observation did…
You are sorely mistaken.
How do I know?
I am a GIRL trying to raise two BOYS.
We do NOT think the same way. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Our minds do not process information in the same way and we develop very differently.
And if you don’t want to trust my opinion – even though I’m living it right now – I am sure there are moms of both boys AND girls out there who would vouch for this in the comments (help me out ladies!).
But here is my point…and it’s not a new one…
God made us differently on purpose. We’re not SUPPOSED to think and act just like each other.
Man and woman He created them. It is wonderful and frustrating at the same time. I wouldn’t change a thing about boys – I just want to reach their hearts in the way that is best for them.
And that’s why this M.O.B. Society is so great to me. This idea didn’t come to me because I know it all – FAR from it. It came because I was looking for encouragement, connection, Biblical answers to how to raise our boys. We haven’t even launched the site yet and I am already finding all of these things in this community of women!
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Oh. My. Word! I love that! “Mommy, did her man parts fall off?” I think Freud would have something to say about that 🙂 But what did he know? At my house, with ALL boys (like you) they just can’t understand why girls are different and I struggle to know how to tell them. We just take it one day at a time and when I hear demands like “I WANT TO SEE YOUR PRIVATES IF THEY’RE DIFFERENT!” I take a deep breath, pray and start answering questions. Whew! This is hard! So thankful for the M.O.B. Society!
Oh yes, brace yourself for many more interesting questions to come. In our house of all (3) boys one of the more interesting and hilarious conversations we had was when I was pregnant with our second son and our first son at the age of 3 1/2 insisted on figuring out how that baby was going to get out. He was not satisfied with the explanation that I was going to the hospital and mommy’s doctor would help get the baby out, blah blah blah. Well, in his last effort to get me to spill the details, he looked and me and said, “Mommy, does the baby come out this way or this way?” Pointing up and then down!!!! Like he thought I was stupid or something! While containing my chuckles, I went into a detailed explanation about how mommies have different parts and a baby’s head is this big and ……. As his eyes grew larger and larger and his mouth gaped open, his only comment was, “Wow, I’m glad I’m not a girl!!” and my quick response was, “so is your dad!!”
That is one of the advantages of raising both. When they were little they all bathed together so they are very familiar with “parts” and the differences.
Parts are the least of the differences though!
great post. I keep saying this, but my son is only 16 months and MAN, is he different from my 3 year old daughter or what????? it’s amazing. challenging at times. I feel like some days…… if he’s like this now, what will he be like when he’s 3 or 5 or 10???
ahhh!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of the night when my oldest asked me why his man part got big and little, big and little….and of course, it was one of the very few nights his daddy was out of town! LOL
I fully believe this. Having three boys, well, I have to.
You should put your fb like box right in your sidebar. 🙂
Five boys, two girls. The differences are night and day! We’ve had talks about being made different physically, “That’s obvious, Mom. Your chest sticks out!”, emotionally “Yeah, I don’t cry over movies like my sister”, and spiritually, “I’m your protector, Mom. ‘Cause God made me to work and love you.” The best comment so far was the whole, how do babies get out of your stomach? By surgery? After a blunt, yet brief explanation, the boys were all disgusted because they decided in essence they were all “pooped out”. Nice. Of course my daughter had this whole deer in the headlights look of fear on her face. It’s always fun with the boys!
I just had a similar experience today. My son (who’s 18-months-old) was watching a friend change her daughter’s diaper and he sat right there paying attention the whole time.
I was just hoping he wasn’t going to point and say, “all gone?” Because he definitely knows there’s something there on him!
I’ve been trying to teach Tristan that he’s a boy and I’m a girl (and Anthony & Isaac are boys too). He doesn’t get it yet. But we were reading “Pat the Bunny” and he called the characters “mommy” and “daddy” (a girl and a boy). So maybe he gets it sometimes?
My middle son (7.5) is not near as interested in his or other’s as my 5 year old son is. He is constantly trying to catch my 8 year old daughter in the bathroom because he is FASCINATED by the fact that they are different! We’ve had to constantly talk about it being PRIVATE parts- meaning he can’t just go around inspecting everyone’s LOL They both almost fainted when they learned where a baby comes from…and my 7 year old proclaimed he was ‘so happy God made me a boy without one of those things for a baby’ Ha.
And thanks for the mention! 🙂
That is too stinkin’ funny!!! My hubby and I both got a kick out of that. We can totally relate, as we are raising one of each. They are Definitely different!!
my son (6) asks me about breas feeding since i am doing that alot these days. He was sad that he couldn’t breastfeed Solomiya and also wanted me to feed him. All of a sudden he wants milk. We had a little talk again about girl boy differences. Than he called for his little sister in the other room so she can come and breasfeed since she is a girl. oh my.
My boys are much more impulsive, much more active and much less likely to consider consequences before acting.
Definitely very different.
You are SOOOOOO right! Boys are NOT at all like girls. The physical parts are JUST the beginning of it all. I have 6 year old twins and I have found it interesting to watch them grow up with the exact same nurturing and be so different! But boys are…wow, a whole new ball game for me. I feel very clueless being the woman that I am, trying to raise a boy…and our minds definitely DO NOT work the same way. I’ve been struggling with this lately. I know God chose me to be his mother so I know that I will have the tools and the wisdom necessary to raise this child, but wow, it is really throwing me for a loop these days. Thank you for your post. I needed to hear someone else point out that their own “girl minds” don’t understand how their little boy’s minds work…Sometimes I just don’t understand what makes him “tick”.