Saturday, 17 September 2011

Even though you're full of badness, I still love you...

Don't be fooled by their cuteness!
Over the last few years our family slogan has become, “Even though you’re full of badness, I still love you!”

It actually started with our dogs as they are always getting into trouble…climbing onto the dinning room table searching for food and jumping up on the couch for attention. I can’t remember the exact day or what our dog Hunter was up to but B looked at me and said, “Mom, even though he’s full of badness we still love him!” It was just the funniest thing hearing those words come out of B. To him it didn’t matter what Hunter was doing or how bad it was, he loved him anyway. When I look back now it doesn’t surprise me that a then 3 year old knew exactly what it meant to love unconditionally.

Now this slogan gets applied across the board…to Justin when he forgets to take out the garbage, to B when you can’t see one inch of carpet on his playroom floor and to L when he thinks no one is looking and gets himself into trouble. In a house full of males…two little boys, one grown man and two dogs…this slogan now sums up what my life is like being the only female in the family.

For those of you who are raising boys, you know exactly what I mean. It is something built into their DNA and there is no changing them, “Snakes & snails & puppy dog tails, that’s what little boys are made of.” Here are just some examples of when I have looked at my boys (big and small) and have said, “Even though you’re full of badness, I still love you!”

When I catch the dogs drinking out of the toilet…because remembering to close the toilet cover is too much in addition to remembering to lower the seat.

When I am informed of a new hole in the wall…which always come with a very detailed explanation of how “cool” the incident was that caused it.

When I walk into the bathroom to find toilet paper stuck to the walls, toothpaste all over the mirror and a full bottle of bubble bath emptied into the tub…because all little boys know the ultimate environment for science experiments is the bathroom.

When even after dividing up all the chores I still end up doing them all…there always seems to be some sort of secret agent ninja matter requiring immediate attention.

When L deliberately takes all the footwear out of the front closet (after I just put them all away)…of course with every pair he throws he looks over his shoulder making sure no one is watching.

When I get up at 3:00 am to find B down stairs playing Wii...“But Mom…Mario and I couldn’t sleep!”

Really, what else can I say besides..."Even though you're full of badness, I still love you!"

1 comment:

  1. OMG Amanda I must steel that slogan .. I know a house full of boys is a ton of work Byrons such a smart dude thanks for making me laugh again Shannon

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