11 things I’ve learnt from being a boy mum
I’ve learnt a lot since becoming a mum, and now that I’m a mum of two, and both of my kid’s are boys, I’m officially a boy mum, and being boy mum has taught me a lot.
Here are 11 things I’ve learnt from being a boy mum, which apply to my boys, but may even apply to yours as well, or in fact any gender child you may have.
Dressing boys is easy
There’s not a lot of choice when it comes to boy’s clothes, which can be annoying when you’re really looking for something specific and can’t find it.
However, less choice means fewer things to buy, and fewer clothes to have to put on them.
When dressing my boys all I need to find are shorts or trousers, a t-shirt, and a jumper.
In most cases I don’t even do anything with their hair, which I’m grateful about especially when I’m struggling to get out of the house with kids.
Their energy is endless
The levels of energy my boys have is endless, they wake up ready to party, and then don’t fall asleep until they’ve run around the house multiple times.
They’re physical
Being a boy mum means dealing with a level of physicality that can be exhausting.
They can be rough with each other, and with their toys.
They can even be physical in day to day life, like making a mess when in the bath, roaring and running around like a dinosaur when you’re trying to dress them, and even finding mud, sand, sticks, stones, and dirt to bring home when you’re out.
Cars, cars, and more cars
I’ve never had so many cars scattered around my house in my life, as my youngest son is totally obsessed with them.
He loves cars and any form of transport, if he sees a truck, car, or bus in real life, he can be happy for ages.
They’re noisy
Boys have two volumes, quiet or super loud, and often I need to remind my boys of having an inside voice, and having an out in public voice.
They’re funny
Being a mum of boys means hearing laughter about the silliest things.
My boys laugh at someone falling over, hearing a funny word, saying the words poop and farts, and generally laughing at things that are gross.
I’ve had to accept chaos
One of the hardest things I’ve learnt from being a boy mum is that I have to live in chaos.
This has meant that I’ve had to find ways to keep a house tidy with kids, because the chaos that my boys bring by emptying whole toy containers out and scattering them around, is something that I find hard to deal with.
I feel like I’m constantly walking on things, picking things up, and have had to bit by bit embrace the chaos, until they’re in bed and I can sort things out.
Other boy mums get it
Whenever I’m in public and one of my boys is running around screaming, or is covered in mud, or chooses to drive a car up my leg, all I have to do is look at another boy mum and we share a knowing look, that this level of crazy parenting is normal, and it makes me feel ok.
It can be reassuring to know that other mums are going through the same craziness as I am, and they’re not put off my boy’s loud public behaviour.
They find ways to get dirty
Being a boy mum means finding dirt on their bodies in places you didn’t think dirt could be found.
It also means finding marks on your own clothes from their dirty hands, which you have cleaned many times before.
They can pee anywhere
One of the best things about being a boy mum is not worrying if you’re out and you’ve just toilet trained your toddler and you can’t find a toilet, because chances are they’d rather wee behind a tree, which is very convenient.
Conversation can happen anytime
I can ask Ryan what he did at school and I get told that he can’t remember, but randomly he can have a whole conversation with me about Minecraft or Roblox.
Conversation happens, even though sometimes we need some conversation ideas for kids, but when all else fails boys generally talk to us about things that matter to them, when they’re ready to talk about them.
What are some things you’ve learnt from your kids?
