Male Time

My son is surrounded by girls most of the time. Dad is the only other male in the house regularly and with his work schedule, it leaves my son with me and his three sisters too often. That's too much estrogen for the little guy! He needs time with boys his own age to play with.

There aren't any neighborhood boys within walking distance to us. There are plenty of neighbor girls who come over, cutting through the backyards into ours to play here on an almost daily basis. That doesn't help my son though.

His best friend has been over here once before and as of last night, he's been over to his house. He was able to do boy things! They watched a baseball game before taking off to play on the playground with his best friend, who he says is like his brother. They live out in the country so they were outside to see the neighbor's horses. He came home last night very tired, lol.

I talked to his best friend's mom last night and the boys are going to have a sleepover soon. We were both happy to see our sons playing with other boys as his best friend is usually with more girls than boys too, just like here.

My son definitely needs more time with boys his own age to do boy things. My oldest daughter is somewhat of a tomboy, but really, it's not the same thing as having a male best friend your own age.