Tag: raising boys
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Attention! Yelling Doesn’t Define Your Parenting Skills
Get Pregnant Fast As a child, I was raised in a remarkably calm household, where yelling was virtually nonexistent. Visiting friends’ homes, I often found myself taken aback by the loud voices of their parents, raised in anger over a messy room or a missed curfew. I associated yelling with chaos and unhappiness, marveling at…
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I Know I Shouldn’t Say This, But I’m Really Hoping for a Daughter
Get Pregnant Fast In my household, it’s all about the boys. I’m married to a rugged man who loves woodworking, and our two sons are full of energy and mischief. They think it’s hilarious to burp the alphabet, engage in epic wrestling matches during family game nights, and prance around the house sans shirts to…