I Vow...
...to keep my hair long even though my boys are constantly pulling on it.
...to continue to wear my bracelets, necklaces, dangly earrings, etc...even though the boys are WAY to fascinated by them and pull at them ANY chance they get.
...to keep making my "fancy" vegetables even though I get weird looks and growls by the males each time I do.
...to still put decorations out in my house despite how many get knocked down, hit by footballs, or sometimes, broken.
...to still attempt to keep a tidy house even though 3 seconds after I pick something up it is misplaced again.
...to TRY to find joy and humor in the paint smudges on the walls, mud on the floors, hair being pulled, bruises from being tackled without warning, and food they don't like being "accidentally dropped" for the dog.
Yes, this is my vow as a mom of boys...who is also striving to remain a GIRL.
Yep, they look cute, don't they? This fact gets me through a lot ;)
And in doing all of these things you will teach your boys amazing amounts of respect - my Mom did all of the above and I am convinced it is a big part of what it takes to raise true gentlemen.
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