You know you’re a boy mom when…

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Springgreen

Mon, May 27 2024, 1:55 pm

When all their make believe games are about killing, blood, and war ....btw my kids are 4and 5

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↑ Oxfordblue ↓

Mon, May 27 2024, 1:56 pm

Kvetchfest! Lol. I hear that, too.

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Mauve

Mon, May 27 2024, 2:03 pm

When I find myself checking to see if that cool car that drove by was a Mustang or a Jaguar or a Ferrari even when my boys aren't in the car, how embarrassing!

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Gardenia ↓

Mon, May 27 2024, 2:18 pm

My friend sent me a video of her teen son coming home from yeshiva dorm and dumping out a bunch of random road signs from his suitcase LOL

I don't have big boys yet but I thought that summed it up.

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Navy

Mon, May 27 2024, 2:20 pm

amother Gold wrote:

When your entire house is overtaken by kippot and tzitzit yet your boys can never find any when they need it.

Don’t forget the hats all over as well.

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↑ OP

Mon, May 27 2024, 3:06 pm

Construction sites in the neighborhood are free entertainment for hours

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↑ Oxfordblue

Mon, May 27 2024, 3:24 pm

I saw a rebbe on a walk with a class of maybe three year old boys watching a construction site in Monsey. It was the cutest thing ever.

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Pear ↓

Mon, May 27 2024, 8:15 pm

You evaluate if a toy is a worthwhile purchase based on how hurt someone will get if it is thrown hard.

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↑ Pear ↓

Mon, May 27 2024, 8:16 pm

amother Springgreen wrote:

When all their make believe games are about killing, blood, and war ....btw my kids are 4and 5

We recently had to make it very clear that even if your brother is playing the part of a rasha, and he is supposed to be hurt/killed, you CAN NOT hurt your brother "cuz thats the next part in the play".

↑ theoneandonly

Mon, May 27 2024, 8:18 pm

amother Springgreen wrote:

When all their make believe games are about killing, blood, and war ....btw my kids are 4and 5

When my son was that age, he played "levaya" with the neighborhood boys, complete with one boy lying on his back on a wagon with his eyes closed and the other boys pulling him. Surprised

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Nemesia

Mon, May 27 2024, 8:30 pm

amother Oxfordblue wrote:

Kvetchfest! Lol. I hear that, too.

Actually, kvetchfest is one thing that least applies to a house full of boys. Girls, at least mine, are whiney and sad. My Boyz on the other hand are off conspiring for their next hostile takeover of my home, they ain't got time to kvetch.
Did I mention I love my boys?

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Snapdragon

Mon, May 27 2024, 8:33 pm

I have little boys. You know when you're a boy mom when the game is jumping off the couch and they are busy with it for an hour. And it doesn't lose its high interest. I feel like a gymnastics instructor every time someone should pay me

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Lemonchiffon

Mon, May 27 2024, 8:36 pm

When you start considering manufacturing your boys pants yourself in China...

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Ginger ↓

Mon, May 27 2024, 8:55 pm

After our outdoor family bbq, dh sat back and relaxed while our 3 teenaged boys folded up the folding tables and carried them downstairs, quicker than I could say thanks.

I turned to dh and said it's nice having boys!

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↑ Ginger ↓

Mon, May 27 2024, 9:00 pm

amother Snapdragon wrote:

There was a time when we had a mini trampoline and seesaw in the living room. Now replaced with a chin up bar on their bedroom door.

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Thistle

Mon, May 27 2024, 9:03 pm

When people reach out to you for advice re stitches.
When you're always driving to school for medical emergencies and late detention pickup and missed minyan bus
When you plan construction having in mind boys hats
When you practically own stock with lego

And yes, when you're sitting at the shabbos table watching the chaos and nothing to do about it

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Crystal

Mon, May 27 2024, 9:13 pm

amother Mauve wrote:

When I find myself checking to see if that cool car that drove by was a Mustang or a Jaguar or a Ferrari even when my boys aren't in the car, how embarrassing!

lol. Reminds me when I pointed out a cool car to my nieces and they looked at me like so weird

Tao ↓

Mon, May 27 2024, 9:50 pm

When you know halachos such as that it's permitted to pee on the grass on Shabbos, because it doesn't cause the grass to grow. I don't think I would know this if I had girls. LOL

↑ Tao

Mon, May 27 2024, 9:55 pm

Also, when I was making conversation with someone I don't know well. We were both comparing what we had done for Pesach and what we still had left to do, and I said my kids wardrobes were done (because that's more fun than cleaning lol). She asked if I also struggle to find tznius styles for my kids and I literally went "Why would kids need tznius clothes" because I actually forgot that some people's kids are also girls Can't Believe It

whoops

Mon, May 27 2024, 10:59 pm

OMG, boy mom here too.. totally laughing out loud here...

when you're well aware which thump is actually in need of emergency services, when everything with wheels become a mode of transportation, vacuum cleaner included,