the difference between boys and girls

well ... there are several.

but one big difference occurred to me yesterday.

mommy and jack were playing in his room. he was interested in a little beanie bear that my cousin's husband had gotten for him. we were taking mr. bear on and off the shelf, walking him around, etc. then, mommy started playing a game where the bear was giving kisses to jack. he liked that.

when mommy handed the bear over to jack so he could make it give kisses to mommy, he instead put it on the ground and started whacking it with a drum stick from his band set. we went from a sweet, gentle game to a wild one in the blink of an eye.

and it was then i reaffirmed, ah yes, this is what it's like to be the mother of a boy.