tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post1204370995070853759..comments2024-03-05T20:00:47.681-06:00Comments on Blogging 'Bout Boys: So THIS Is Why my Toy Room is Filled with Tonka Trucks!Jennifer Finkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-89639348350501187062010-01-13T14:54:25.996-06:002010-01-13T14:54:25.996-06:00Before I was a mother I was SURE that the only rea...Before I was a mother I was SURE that the only reason that boys liked "boy toys" were because they were socialized that way. But my two year old has been completely Ball and sports crazy since he was 6 months old and it is only getting worse. We don't have a TV so he had never seen a ball game until about 5 months ago and his dad isn't a big sports person at all. The only thing I can think of is that it is in his blood. There is defiantly something in most boys that makes them predisposed to "boy toys".Heather@Women in the Scriptureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840219710920268885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-47187987248072399662010-01-12T17:20:43.333-06:002010-01-12T17:20:43.333-06:00Same here, no way are they going down that pink gi...Same here, no way are they going down that pink girl aisle! There is no aversion to pink candy though!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642947276308505560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-19249160055283512532010-01-12T11:53:13.856-06:002010-01-12T11:53:13.856-06:00The pink thing is hilarious. When we got to a stor...The pink thing is hilarious. When we got to a store, the boys always ask if they can look at toys -- and they avoid the "pink aisle" like the plague.Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-75881012082534494622010-01-12T11:47:44.716-06:002010-01-12T11:47:44.716-06:00I think we have the same playroom! I, too, didn&#...I think we have the same playroom! I, too, didn't buy many toys at first, and was determined to have gender neutral, if not blatant girl toys around. But, much to my dismay, my boys have never had an interest in a doll or anything remotely girlish, unless you include hoola hoops and chinese jumpropes. One thing I find funny is that they buy me pink things all the time, and I am not a pink type of gal! They have picked up on the pink girl thing of their own accord.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642947276308505560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-86091788774910976952010-01-12T04:42:53.457-06:002010-01-12T04:42:53.457-06:00Ab. So. Lute. Ly.
My friend and I often marvel th...Ab. So. Lute. Ly.<br /><br />My friend and I often marvel that the youngest of boys -- brought up on PBS and innocent picture books -- will make guns out of bread crusts and spaghetti noodles.<br /><br />And I often tell the story of how, within one day, my guys ditched the plastic food and little toy cups, toppled the big kitchen center and transformed it into a rocket ship. So much for my hopes of tea parties.<br /><br />As they get older, my thoughts have moved less from "but they must be well-rounded!" and "in touch with their feminine side" to "if you can't beat 'em...join 'em." And I've discovered you really can pick up social interactions and cooperative play when you're firing BB guns and staging a mock FBI drill. It's like Barbie...only G.I. Joe style. I guess they get to the same place as girls, just using different vehicles. Gotta love 'em.Katehttp://www.polkadotsuitcase.comnoreply@blogger.com