I don’t understand brotherhood.
There are things about it that I assume I will never understand. It makes no sense in my world how brothers can be torturing each other in one moment and defending one another in the next. I would prefer to hit the fast forward button though the torture and pause the defense.
Another thing I don’t seem to understand is brotherly boundaries. In one moment a boy can be screaming at his brother about privacy and running alongside him through the house in underwear screaming “Superman!” the next. I would prefer to mute the screaming and hit record for the running show.
Yesterday we were all sitting around talking and it occurred to me that Reid was 6, yet we had heard nothing from him about impending Tooth Fairy visits.
Me: Reid, do you have any loose teeth.
Ryan(8): He doesn’t have any loose teeth.
How do you know?
I stuck my hand in there last night and didn’t feel any.
He let you stick your hand in his mouth and feel his teeth?
Yes! We are brothers.
What does that have to do with anything?
Well, he lets me spit in his mouth so why wouldn’t he let me wiggle his teeth?
Good question.
I don’t understand brotherhood.
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LOL. I don’t think it changes much over the decades either. (I been just missing you in Twitterville the last several times.)
I don’t get boys at all. I’m glad I have a daughter. Girls can be two-faced but it makes sense to me. Catty bitch.
I was so mean to my brother, gave his so many stitches. Then he didn’t wear braces, and I had them for five years.
Now, i’m perfect, of course.
Brothers spit in each others mouths? No wonder boys have cooties!
I guess it makes sense – after all, how many more germs can there be on the hands?
Great post! As a mom of boys this all felt very familiar.
YES! They’ve been killing each other then begging for sleep-overs in each other’s rooms!
Had to pause for a moment to regroup after the ’spit in his mouth’ comment. Another truism: there is no end to boys’ grossness.
Yup…spit in the mouth is gross, alright…
Can’t wait for my boy to have a baby brother…yikes,
they will be @ 5 years apart…imagine the trouble they can get into in the future!
Thanks for the laugh. Pax
I am laughing loudly right now because just the other day I had to stop my kids from moving on from leg wrestling to arm wrestling to thumb wrestling to TONGUE wrestling. I told them the last was gross. They, personally, couldn’t see why.
boys…I had three younger brothers growing up. Some of the stuff…I don’t get it either.
Say it isn’t so! I’m sticking with one kid only…
Do they have pee race contests yet? My three older brothers used to do that. I have them in my life and my boys and I still dont’ get it.
Ha! That’s so funny:-) Boys crack me up!
My son is 6 and has lost 6 teeth and already has his 2 front teeth!
That picture! He’s so grown up! HOW and WHEN did that happen?
Also, they SPIT in each other’s mouths? I might die if I ever see my boys doing that. That’s disgusting. And oddly sweet. But really disgusting.
Didn’t you know that no one is allowed to hit a boys younger brother but him?
Boys are strange and somnetimes gross, but lots of funny. At least they aren’t moody and hormonal like the girls are starting at around 11 years old.
um. ew???
(and what the hell, wordpress thinks my comment is TOO SHORT???? i’m pithy and to-the-point. i dont need no stinkin’ extra words.)
Gheee-Rooohse!!
but, i love your boys!
It’s especially interesting watching my son (who only has a little sister) turn into this kind of nut (a Real Boy) when he’s around his friends.
I’m rolling with laughter (and I’m pretty sure it has nothing to do with the fact that it’s the middle of the night and I’m delirious)! This is sooooo true – the brotherhood thing baffles me as well. My boys will get into a knock-down drag-out and pummel the crap out of one another, but as soon as I go to scold my youngest for something, my oldest tries to get all sassy and mouth me in his baby brother’s defense.
I’m working on my third son (due in three weeks!) and I can’t wait to see how he fits into the mix.
Ewww! He lets me spit in his mouth!? Kids do the strangest things I tell ya.
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