Hole in the Wall

Coming home from work a few months ago, I was greeted with an unusually clean house - this is my first sign that something may be amiss! BIG smiles and "welcome home mom" were prevalent. My attention was directed to the kitchen and living room which was spotless - dusted, vacuumed and de-cluttered - HIGHLY suspect!

Just as I was gathering the courage to begin the interrogation process to identify the impetus for this model behavior, I turned around and noticed that the back wall in my hallway was now sporting a HUGE hole! Upon closer inspection, I noticed that this hole was the same approximate size and shape of my youngest son...coincidence??? I think not!

As my blood pressure started to rise at the same calibration as my voice, my sons were quick to come up with a very reasonable explanation. My 16 year old was only giving my 13 year old a piggy back ride and he slipped! I should be HAPPY they were playing together...

Needless to say, I did not buy this story no matter how sincere it was delivered! After months of grounding, I still have not gotten the real story which I suspect is more along the lines of son #3 said something son #1 didn't like and there was an offensive attack at which point son #3 (who is considerably shorter and lighter) launched himself onto the back of son #1. Son #1 took the opportunity to launch a body spin worthy of Hulk Hogan to see if he could fling son #3 off which while spectacular just happened to launch him into the aforementioned wall.

This is only an educated guess...I may never know the real story until years later...like when my sister and I told my dad a few years ago about our spackling skills (but that's another story)...

AXE fights....

OK, I have to give AXE credit...they do a phenomenal job of promoting their product to teenage boys. Spray yourself with AXE and you will have women falling all over you. I am not sure that is exactly what I want for my sons, but they have bought into the ads and HAVE TO HAVE Axe! Of course, they each have their own favorite and I have to admit, I can't tell the difference between the one with the dragon on it or the yellow one. Honestly, AXE does smell better than they do after track or soccer practice :)

However, the one thing that AXE does not promote (and perhaps they are missing an opportunity here!) is AXE fights! These usually occur early in the morning or late at night in my house. I can tell when one has just happened as the mingled scent of musk and teen spirit is wafting through the house. For whatever reason, one of the boys will shoot his brother who immediately retaliates with his own shot back and before you know it, it is impossible to walk into their room or even down the hall without my eyes watering as I cough through the fumes. Come to think of it, maybe I should suggest an AXE fight when they get into a competition on who can make a room smell the worst?!?!? I think I prefer AXE fights after all!

Definition of a MOB

According to Wikipedia, a MOB is an unruly crowd....although that certainly applies in my house, here MOB refers to being a Mother Of Boys. I have 3 sons - ages 16, 14 and 13 (3 in 3 years!). This will be my place to vent, rant and in general express all of the highs and lows of being the only female in a house full of testosterone...

I am not a counselor or professional in child rearing; I am simply a mom with a houseful of boys who tries her best to keep the demolition to a minimum and teach them all that the toilet seat should ALWAYS be put down! I hope you enjoy my rants and feel free to add your own!