Moms of boys.....

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  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    My daughter and son were both filthy little mudhogs...in the summer, they showered with the gardenhose, wintertime, they reluctantly came indoors for more conventional bathing...one is in college, the other in high school, and they haven't grown out of it yet, God love 'em!
  • ctalimenti
    ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
    A good woman will join the mate in festive and ritualistic dancing in said dirt/mud. This will grant good karma and smiles throughout the land (or your house).

    LMAO!!!

    My son is 20. Boys are just much dirtier than girls. A wise old man once told me, "Boys are hard on things, girls are hard on people." So very true!
  • hermanaamber
    hermanaamber Posts: 103 Member
    Seriously, we have seven kids and five of them are boys. Besides that we have a children's home in Mexico and over 20 of our kids here are boys, that said, if they're a dirt lover from the beginning, it most likely will never change. That's not to say that all boys love dirt, because they don't!
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    My son is 3 and loves puddles and getting wet! We went out in the rain today with him on his scooter - he likes to scoot through the puddles! My 17 month old daughter also likes water and mud and things too come to think of it. They go to nursery 3 days a week and are usually so dirty when i collect them! They have a bath every evening though, so I don't see the problem.

    I'm a secondary school teacher and do duty outside one break time a week, and the 12/13 year old boys are always running around in mud and jumping in puddles if it's raining. It always makes me laugh.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    If he's like that now, he'll probably be like that for a very long time.
    Suggestions; buy play clothes second hand. Reinforce that play time is in play clothes only.
    If you have an attached garage.. try and arrange a "mud" room so he can change out of the filth before he comes inside. A robe or some long white shirts (think men's hanes undershirts) to wear til he hits the tub will save your carpets. They now sell black socks. invest. white socks never really look white after a day in the mud!

    And yes... kids should play in the dirt

    And they absolutely should be bathed every. single. day.
  • MGleason2010
    MGleason2010 Posts: 105 Member
    My husband is a mechanic, and we just had a baby boy who is 7 weeks old. I have 2 boys clothes that are dirty now since my husband picks up the baby and by default gets his outfits dirty/greasy sometimes. I'm sure our little boy will follow his dad, and be just as dirty, even if he choses another profession/career - this kid i'm sure will be dirty A LOT.

    I'm over it, and am really really good at getting stains out of laundry :)
  • wildhehr2
    wildhehr2 Posts: 122 Member
    A kid SHOULD need a bath everyday.

    And they SHOULD be bathed everyday.


    Unless I'm just living in crazytown..
    Oh, and this^

    Once they're no longer infants, it's my understand you bathe them everyday. Ya know, kind of like how adults shower everyday.


    Good hygiene rocks.



    Depends on the kid and level of filth. I've got three kids (2 boys), and they bathe about three times a week. More if dirty/sweaty on a non bath day. It's not until puberty that kids develop body odor, so it's not necessary every day. The pediatrician hasn't looked at me in horror when I mention three baths a week, so I'm guessing its fine.....
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    A have a boy and a girl, though they are verging on adulthood now. As kids, they both loved dirt, mud, puddles, slithery things...you name it. I'm happy both of them enjoyed lots of time playing outside, and neither of them are afraid to get their hands dirty to this day. My daughter was playing with snakes last week at her college's herpetology club.
  • nphect
    nphect Posts: 474
    I'm 28 and I still love mud & dirt....so yea...

    Lmao

    But, I don't believe so, my boys are 8 and 5 and baths every day are a given. They also still bring me worms and throw bugs at me for fun.

    oh man that never gets old!
  • Brianna72994
    Brianna72994 Posts: 887
    My boyfriend still enjoys mud and dirt... They never grow out of it.
  • KristenE83
    KristenE83 Posts: 187 Member
    Depends on the kid and level of filth. I've got three kids (2 boys), and they bathe about three times a week. More if dirty/sweaty on a non bath day. It's not until puberty that kids develop body odor, so it's not necessary every day. The pediatrician hasn't looked at me in horror when I mention three baths a week, so I'm guessing its fine.....

    My son is 17 months and we give him a bath 3 or 4 times a week. His pedi said everyday isn't necessary and dries out the skin. I suppose its pretty simple... If your kid is dirty, give him a bath... If he isn't, let him get dirty! A little dirt is good for the soul haha
  • MGleason2010
    MGleason2010 Posts: 105 Member
    I give my baby a bath everyday...for us it was about establishing a bedtime routine and he poops in his diaper several times a day. Personally, I don't think wipes do the job as well as a bath, but that's just me.... I like giving him bath time everyday and he enjoys it too. We make sure to lotion up afterwards to avoid dry skin. I have a hard time skipping bath time with him and if we do, at the very least I get out a washcloth and some soap and I wash his face and bottom.
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    Mine is 15 and has not outgrown mud, dirt and blowing stuff up.
    Good thing is he bathes himself now!
  • katrwal
    katrwal Posts: 336 Member
    chances are, never grow out of it...

    on the up side, dark wash jeans & brown corduroys/dress pants will hide most casual "playing in the dirt" - changing the color scheme for my 2 monsters at least allowed me to quit having to change them between the car and start of church every Sunday...
  • MIchelleH2027
    MIchelleH2027 Posts: 1,239 Member
    Sixteen and still covered in it and tracks it in the house....The only reprieve you may find, is that they well get to be old enough to clean it up!!! :wink:

    However, my daughter, 14, is just as bad...4wheelers, archery targets in the bogs, bow fishing....um, yeah. Sometimes it's just easier to throw the clothes/shoes away to bother washing them. :happy:
  • lenniebus
    lenniebus Posts: 321 Member
    I have one boy (7) and one girl (10) and both get pretty dirty--interestingly enough in different ways :). My son is all grub from running around, sliding on his knees, his food is all over his mouth (usually) because he wolfs it down to get back to said running around, sliding, and rabble rousing. My daughter is clean until you look closely...she has telltale signs of lunch splattered in an interesting pattern on her sleeves (as if she may have dragged them through some time of food), and the ends of her hair also seem to have some type of food in them, and any jacket/sweatshirt comes home with black cuffs...as if she took off her jacket, sweatshirt and dragged it along the sewers...
  • Cold_Steel
    Cold_Steel Posts: 897 Member
    I have unfortunately passed on my OCD with cleanliness to my 2 year old. He has a fit if he does not have a napkin. He occasionally dabbles in mud and dirt if he knows there is a clear way of being clean soon afterwards and all the adults in the area understand this.

    We let it go during the summer surfing season we both like the water and sand .... but yeah... poor kid.
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    The good news is that by nine or ten, they can give themselves a bath or shower, and by 16, they even do it willingly. :laugh: But they'll probably still always drag mud into the house.
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    The good news is that by nine or ten, they can give themselves a bath or shower, and by 16, they even do it willingly. :laugh: But they'll probably still always drag mud into the house.

    But at what age do they willingly start wearing deodarant? Geez, mine is 15 and I have to remind him all the time!!
  • bluefrog_2001
    bluefrog_2001 Posts: 138 Member
    I am mom to 2 boys, 12 and 9, and married, and I have come to this conclusion:

    They never outgrow dirt/mud, cars, or farting.
  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
    I'm a 40 year old grandmother and I still like dirt and mud too. It's not gender specific or age limited. If you're lucky he might stay cleaned up for special occasions.
  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
    Mine is 15 and has not outgrown mud, dirt and blowing stuff up.
    Good thing is he bathes himself now!

    I hope so, that would just be wrong.
  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
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  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
    The good news is that by nine or ten, they can give themselves a bath or shower, and by 16, they even do it willingly. :laugh: But they'll probably still always drag mud into the house.

    But at what age do they willingly start wearing deodarant? Geez, mine is 15 and I have to remind him all the time!!

    Mine is 19 now, I think he caught on about the time he started college. Sorry, you'll just have to keep reminding him a little longer. It could also be when he starts thinking about someone special he wants to be interested in him.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    A kid SHOULD need a bath everyday.

    And they SHOULD be bathed everyday.


    Unless I'm just living in crazytown..
    Oh, and this^

    Once they're no longer infants, it's my understand you bathe them everyday. Ya know, kind of like how adults shower everyday.


    Good hygiene rocks.



    Depends on the kid and level of filth. I've got three kids (2 boys), and they bathe about three times a week. More if dirty/sweaty on a non bath day. It's not until puberty that kids develop body odor, so it's not necessary every day. The pediatrician hasn't looked at me in horror when I mention three baths a week, so I'm guessing its fine.....

    Thing is, whatever level of dirt is on your kid transfers to everything your kid touches, sits on or lays on (bed, couch... all that stuff)
    Bathing every day now will get them in the habit of bathing every day when they're older. For my kids it was also a set routine towards bed. For them, bath time is also "play time" win-win!
  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
    I'm 28 and I still love mud & dirt....so yea...

    I was about to say I'm 29 and I am still the same

    I was babysitting my friends boys. It was raining so obvious thing was to go outside and play football in the mud. Then when we got hungry, we went to the farmers market looking like homeless people. Bought a nice big watermelon. At home we had a watermelon seed spitting contest.

    I have never seen the look of horror in their mothers eye before as I saw that day. My friend just told me "run, dude!"

    Why did you track mud into the house and spit watermelon seeds all over her floors?
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    Mine is 15 and has not outgrown mud, dirt and blowing stuff up.
    Good thing is he bathes himself now!

    I hope so, that would just be wrong.

    He's been bathing himself since kindergarten. And it's a good thing, because he hasn't outgrown getting muddy at all. In fact it's probably gotten worse! He's outside right now playing nerf gun wars with friends in the backyard and it rained yesterday. :grumble:
  • fcp1234
    fcp1234 Posts: 1,098 Member
    Whats wrong with bath every single day?

    I love bathtime and so does my little boy...
  • toomuchbootyindapants
    toomuchbootyindapants Posts: 811 Member
    I hope my boy(s) never outgrows it! It makes him happy and I love to see him happy! (But I'm also teaching him how to do laundry and scrub the floors so he can clean up after doing what he loves! His future wife will thank me later!)

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