Boys benefit from man-building activities that encourage the development of their manhood. When I say man-building activities I mean experiences that are like “man-versus-wild” kind…
Recently, Titus received a marble maze toy for his birthday. Yes, he still likes marbles and no, he is not swallowing them anymore. Whew. All…
Boys. I have three. They are all strong-willed in some form or another. And they often exert their manhood upon each other by insisting that…
Sometimes raising boys makes me a little crazy…their seeming inability to modulate their voices, the perpetual movement, the mess, the competing and clashing of their…
Edric took Elijah, our eldest son, for a bike ride around the city. And it was magic for building his manhood. As for me, I…
I have often heard other moms talk about how difficult it is to get their sons interested in writing. Well, now I am one of…
“Mommy and Tiana are…” I used to say this when Tiana started talking and she would finish off the statement with the word, “girls!” And…
I was sitting at a desk pulling string off an old shoe when my 9 year old son, Elijah, came into the room. “What’s this,…
Death by popcorn? Not quite. Just my Titus showing me his new way of eating popcorn. Yes, that’s my three year old…my creative, persistent, active…
Last night the boys were laughing about something, which is not uncommon in our home. But, when they came out of the bathroom, I realized…
As often as possible, I try to read stories to the kids before they go to bed at night. We were pretty busy over the…
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