Boys Will be Boys

I went to see Connor's basketball game last night. He performed very well, scoring on a rebound and making many good passes and blocks. I never played sports so it is fun watching my son play. This was the first time his league separated the boys from the girls. There really is something to be said about boyhood. Boys just have so much fun running a muck, especially when adults let them be boys.

I always found the expression "boys will be boys" sexist until I actually had a boy and found out first hand how true it is. Boys will be boys and it is so important to let them. When 2 or more boys get together, they evolve from the polite child you are raising oh so carefully, into a bundle of hot wired energy. They wrestle, they run, they climb and push and shove all in the name of fun. I love it when we, as parents don't apologize for their actions or make excuses but just let them be boys. There is no fighting, no complaining or bickering just an action packed adventure that only they truly understand.

I will miss basketball season more than I thought, but I know Connor will find a new outlet for all his energy, whether it be 16 boys running through the house with foam light sabers (New Year's Eve at our house), or discovering a fresh mud puddle at soccer camp (one boy was actually drinking the muddy water with a straw while the others cheered him on). I hope to sit back and marvel at how well they can just be boys, if we let them.