I love this post about mothering a teenage boy. To each their own…

She pulled me into the kitchen to show me a paint color and as soon as the kids were out of my view, it happened. I heard a thud. Next thing I saw was my husband frantically carrying in my son, crying and covered in bloody mud all over his face. I rushed him to the bathroom and washed him off to find that the source of the blood was his nose and a huge gash on his lip.  Life threatening? No. Not even a visit to the emergency room worthy, however, he was bloody and scared and five.

The mom shrugged me off when I asked for a washcloth to hold on his wounds to stop the bleeding, shooed her hand at me, “Meh, it’s nothing. You’ll see much worse that that! You should have seen when Michael broke his arm in three places and bones were sticking out of his skin.”

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Caine’s Arcade

April 10, 2012

Hooray for meticulous little boys with big dreams! Does Caine remind you of any little boys you know? This restores my faith in humanity and reminds me that it’s important to let kids get bored. You can learn more about Caine, the short film and donate to his scholarship fund here: Cainesarcade.com

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A blog full of fun, boy-approved food!

March 9, 2012
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Have you met the Dubiens? I just discovered MeetTheDubiens and I am absolutely smitten with her creative approach to kid’s meals. Nothing is too processed or crazy (she uses food safe markers, for example) but most of her food is made fun by creative cutting and arranging. (Here’s her stash of supplies — amazing!) I know [...]

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Early risers? Teach your kids to stay in bed!

March 7, 2012
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If your big kids are waking up too early (and waking the rest of the family while they’re at it) it’s probably not because they want you to be tired all day. It’s just that they’re not old enough to read the clock. They just need a little training, is all. We were sent one [...]

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Adele wants three boys!

March 6, 2012
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I cam across the Adele quote above as I was waiting for one of my boys to finish up his OT appointment. “Wow,” I thought. “I have already accomplished Adele’s dream. She of the honey voice and armful of Grammys. She wants three boys. I have that!” And then I realized that with that accomplishment [...]

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“Love is a battlefield” More boy valentines!

February 10, 2012
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image via It’s crunch time, and when I came across this easy valentine idea I was a little sad that in my son’s class they only have to make one. Because toys soldiers and cheesy love songs? Nothing is better. See more at Jac o’ Lyn Murphy – her post made me laugh. That’s a smart [...]

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Rocket Valentines for your boys

February 8, 2012
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What could be sweeter than homemade Valentines? Nothing, of course! So it’s a shame that at a certain age boys tend to develop an aversion to pink hearts and doilies. That’s why we love this easy Valentine craft for boys by Shindig Parties – very cute, very easy, and very boy!

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Vote for your favorite amateur LEGO creation and you might just see it in stores!

February 2, 2012
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Remember when we featured this amazing skull made out of LEGO? Its creator, Clay from Choking Hazards, has submitted his skeleton creation to LEGO’s Cuusoo project. Cuusoo means “wish” in Japanese and it’s a very cool program that gives the general public a chance to have original amateur LEGO designs turned into genuine LEGO products as [...]

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Holiday!

December 22, 2011

I’m taking a little break over the holidays so I can spend time with my own little frogs and snails. In the meantime, take a look at this awesome graffiti: We had nothing to do with it, we promise! Have a wonderful holiday season, and see you in 2012!    

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Why boys love Lego

December 19, 2011
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Image: LEGO BusinessWeek has a fantastic article on Lego’s new strategy to win over girls (they’ve tried in the past and failed) — and how the strategy was determined by their anthropological studies. Lego’s succesful 2005 turnaround is almost completely credited to this anthropological research on boys. As parents of boys, we all know how [...]

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