parenting

Why I’ll Never Excuse My Son’s Behavior As “Boys Being Boys”

Girls and boys, men and women. I don’t remember a time when we weren’t treated differently due to a perceived difference in our “innate” personality traits. Even growing up, I remember complaining to my mom as to why my brothers didn’t have to do certain chores with as much regularity as I did. She’d say “they’re boys, they just don’t understand how it needs to be done properly”.

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Pushing Four & Still Not Potty Trained: A Working Memoir

Now this is not for the parents whose children potty trained with relative ease around the age of two. I’m sorry, and I hate you. This is for the parents who are still sneaking out of the drugstore with size 4T-5T pull-ups, wondering if they’re on the verge of having to move into the adult diaper aisle, child in tow, ducking like bandits. You look back at your child as your rush him quickly through the automatic doors…is he growing a mustache?

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