I was not disappointed when I found out that my third child was yet another female. Hooray! Once again I dodged the bullet of being sprayed during diaper changes and of having to scrub the bathroom floor after the growing child’s every use!
There was more I thought I was avoiding: what my mother calls “juvenile boy humor,” a.k.a. fart and burp jokes. Yet, apparently, at least in this house, that sort of entertaining is genderless. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to admonish my children, “Stop talking about burps and gas! You’re not boys!” (My children have yet to learn the word “fart,” thank you very much.)
They just grin and run off, only to make the same scenario play out another day.
On one such occasion, after reprimanding them yet again, I turned to my husband and shook my head in exasperation. He smiled and said:
“Step 1 complete. Now, I teach them to like football!”
You gotta work with what you are given. 🙂
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Ha! Yes, I think dainty girlie-girls who only want to talk about rainbows and fairies is a myth!
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Mine do talk about rainbows and fairies also. I guess I should be happy they’re well-rounded!
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Gender equality is important, right? I guess your girls are making sure it happens in all facets–and gasses–of life…
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Ha! Good one.
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My daughter is one year old and already thinks farts are hilarious. If she happens to let one go, she’ll entertain herself for the next twenty minutes blowing raspberries and snickering at her reenactment. So I guess her brother got to her already and messed up her sense of humour. Or maybe farts really are just universally funny?
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“Or maybe farts really are just universally funny?”–Apparently so. Even I can’t help but snicker sometimes.
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Girls are delightful! I had two. The surprise of my life was when I married again after my first husband’s death and inherited a 15 year old boy. I had no idea how to deal with a boy – but found that either sex – at any age is a gift from God – farts and all!
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Good for you. That must have been a challenge! I would certainly have a huge learning curve to overcome with that.
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Yes, my two cherubs think fart and burp jokes (and sounds) are hilarious. We try to school them daily, if not hourly on this. About 3 weeks ago I told them there will be no such talk, sounds or jokes of such at the dinner table, that Mom and Dad work too hard to be subjected to rude behavior at home at the dinner table. So far it has worked! At least at the dinner table. Yes, thank God for little girls! I may be a completely different person without them..
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…and i know what you are thinking..they probably got that sense of humor from their father…
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I did not think that. I don’t know where my girls got it, as my husband and I don’t make jokes about it. I’m convinced it’s instinctual.
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No, I was talking about my girls… 🙂
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Absolutely loved this! And you never got peed on when the girls were babies?!? Jealous. I get peed on almost every day by my 3 year old…clearly, aiming is not his forte! Or maybe it is…
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“Or maybe it is…”–Haha! If he starts to chuckle every time, I’d be very nervous.
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Yes, he has a dark and sinister laugh that he saves just for me. Special mom/son bond, I guess! 🙂
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You are so blessed. 😉
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One of my kids can’t stop laughing every time he or anyone else farts. I don’t know what it is but it cracks him up so much lol!
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I guess it’s one of life’s small pleasures when you’re a kid.
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Welcome to my world!
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Do you validate parking?
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I too only had daughters….loved your husbands comment back to you♥
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Thank you. 🙂
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