boys

So apparently this is what boys are. They are peeing in the backyard anywhere they want to. They are making mud out of a perfectly good lawn. They are letting all the water out of the pool via their own bodies, mouths and any way possible. To add to the mud pile that is.

The question is why do I let them? If they were girls would I stop them and make sure they were clean? Would I tell them that making mud and letting the water out of the pool is unacceptable? Or am I gendering my boys by the simple fact that I am staring out the door watching their behavior in passive acceptance. I am watching and thinking... those are boys. This is the gendering practice that i never thought that I'd be a part of. I thought gendering would be the more obvious act of buying and encouraging play with millions of "boy" toys such as hot wheels, dump trucks, and physical toys.

To think that I'm actually letting my boys get their clothes all wet and muddy, destroy the lawn and cause all kinds of destruction all because they are my "boys". As Morgan politely puts on her shoes to go outside and observe the madness.

sigh