{"id":2048,"date":"2014-12-27T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T23:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2015-05-19T10:36:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T16:36:19","slug":"whats-it-like-to-be-a-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s it Like to Be a Boy?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"My son Ammon is a sensitive, intelligent boy who loves plants. He is a careful 17-year-old, and he has been working studiously on his budget. I noticed that his budget includes a monthly allowance for \u201cbreaking things\u201d.<\/strong> I was amused that he would list such an expenditure, but over the days since we talked about his budget, I have had a taste of what it would be like to be a teenage boy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not ripping your clothes is a constant challenge. Somehow barbed wire just jumps out at you when you walk by. Outreaching knobs and latches snag your clothes when you pass. Your pants end up with holes in them. Your buttons rip off when you wrestle.<\/p>\n

Dishes slip out of your newly-large hands. Pictures on the wall just seem to slide off when you walk near them. Even ceiling moutned light fixtures are not safe from a boy\u2019s antics. Keeping a watch on your arm while doing boy things is always tricky. That is, if you don\u2019t lose it first.<\/p>\n

Not breaking things is extra difficult. Yesterday alone included dropping a sharp object on the kitchen floor and denting it, and then dropping a stapler on the hardwood table and denting it. Perhaps it has to do with the need to do science experiments with every thing you handle. Last summer\u2019s breakage expenses included a truck window. Ammon was loading firewood onto the back of someone\u2019s truck as a service project, and accidentally jammed a log against the back of the cab window, shattering it. That was a pricey budget deduction. Last month, it was a broken bow to his violin. Whatever it is, breakage is a real and ongoing issue for boys!<\/p>\n

My current theory is that teenage boys are kids in mens\u2019 bodies, and still trying to learn to handle and direct all the sudden and unexpected muscle power.<\/strong> They mean well, but things do break ever so easily when you are a teenage boy!<\/p>\n

Mom, don\u2019t get too mad at your teenage or soon-to-be-teen boys. They really don\u2019t mean to break a thing. They really mean to be very sensitive and very careful. It is just all this strength unleashed . . . it is hard to keep it in good control! It feels like driving a car for the first time. These boys will soon be men and off on important duties.\u00a0Enjoy now!
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