All is quiet in the Jordan house and that means trouble. I'm sitting on the couch contemplating whether I really want to get up and find out what the sprouts are up to or just sit and wait for the tidal wave to hit. I opt to sit and wait. :) Not 3 seconds later my 2 year old son walks in dressed from head to toe like Cinderella. Yes, the blue dress, 15+ bracelets up his arms, high heels and purple nail polish slopped on his finger nails. Breathe. OK, so the tidal wave could have been much worse but I would have rather my son come in covered in dirt and chewing on worms then to see him dressed up like a Disney princess. So now comes the talk of manhood and womanhood for a 2 year old boy and a 4 year old girl. I would have liked to have said that my talk was calm and collected and that they both walked away being well informed students of Piper's "What's the Difference?: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible", but all they got was a mom tossing the dress off, grabbing the polish remover, putting the monster truck shirt back on, and explaining that boys don't wear dresses, girls do, boys don't wear polish, girls do, boys don't wear purple and pink bracelets, girls do conversation. After I enlightened the sprouts about the appropriate attire for boys and girls I tossed my son outside and told him to go play in the dirt. Where are the Tombrella boys when you need them??? My son knows more about setting up a tea party then a battle scene! I'm going to Wal-mart and if you happen to pass a lady with a basket full of plastic guns, army men and gummy worms that would be me.
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Haha that is so funny! I used to dress my four younger brothers up in my baby doll clothes when they were younger. All five of my brothers are hunters, fishers and construction guys now. Don't worry, every kid goes through it. You'll have something to laugh at later on in life when he is married with kids!
Haha...it's ok, all boys do it at some point in time. We just try not to laugh with the baby comes in with his sisters plastic high heels on or begs to have nail polish on his nails too. He'll soon realize the other boys aren't dressing up in girl clothes. I must admit I did fear making my oldest too girly because I was a single mom for a time, but he is shaping up to be quite a boy with sensitivities I am sure will come in handy when it is time to find a wife.
It's funny, even with Isaac being older he still wants to put on some of Samy's frilly things :) I guess we have to be proactive in providing manly dress up stuff for our little boys :) miss you!!
Ha! Love it!
This is just great! Way to go teaching your kids about roles early on. :)
That is hilarious!!! And the Tombrella boys are ready and waiting to spend some time playing with your Noah and teach him the "ropes" of boyhood!
I'll see what I can find to contribute to the cause!! We certainly have no shortage of guns and swords!
And hey, some day, if the Lord wills, and we have a little girl, she may be the biggest "tom boy" anyone's ever seen! ;) I may be calling on your girls for some help too!
Oh may! This was an awesome story! It made us laugh. :) Your little girl I bet sees him as a life size doll than a brother. I would have loved to see your face as I bet they were very proud to show Mommy what they had been up to. I think I did see a lady at Walmart buying a plastic bazooka! Thanks for the post! -P and D
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