{"id":3289,"date":"2005-07-16T22:29:53","date_gmt":"2005-07-16T22:29:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-03-23T04:25:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T04:25:23","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annbarlow.com\/?p=3289","title":{"rendered":"Top ten things that I never thought that I would say until I was the mother of boys:\r\n\r\n10.  &#8220;You put a whole roll of toilet paper where???&#8221;\r\n9.  &#8220;Don&#8217;t eat that goat food!&#8221;\r\n8.  &#8220;Somebody unplug the vacuum&#8230;.C just used it to suck up some of my hair!!&#8221;  (This happened one day when I was getting stuff out from under the couch after turning the vacuum.  My mistake.)\r\n7.  &#8220;You&#8217;re telling me that you got that hole in your pants by chewing it there?&#8221;\r\n6.  (In the bathroom&#8230;)  &#8220;Watch where you&#8217;re pointing that thing!!!&#8221;\r\n5.  &#8220;Why in the world did you break those eggs on the couch?&#8221;\r\n4.  &#8220;What do you mean, you&#8217;re not wearing your underwear?&#8221; \r\n3.  &#8220;Please get your foot out of your mouth.&#8221;\r\n2.  &#8220;Who put chocolate syrup all over the trunk?&#8221;\r\n1.  &#8220;Please don&#8217;t eat those worms!&#8221;\r\n\r\nI gave a little talk at a baby shower today about boys &#8212; because the mama in this case is expecting a boy.  I don&#8217;t know why they asked me&#8230;the more I know boys the more that I know how much I don&#8217;t know and will never truly understand about them.  I am a pretty good boy behavior predictor now, however.  I meant the top ten list to be a funny ending to my little talk.  My main theme of the speech was my mantra of late, &#8220;Boys take faith&#8230;..Boys take faith&#8230;..Boys take faith.&#8221;  Precious little snakes, snails and puppy dog tails that they are.  :)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top ten things that I never thought that I would say until I was the mother of boys:<\/p>\n<p>10.  &#8220;You put a whole roll of toilet paper where???&#8221;<br \/>\n9.  &#8220;Don&#8217;t eat that goat food!&#8221;<br \/>\n8.  &#8220;Somebody unplug the vacuum&#8230;.C just used it to suck up some of my hair!!&#8221;  (This happened one day when I was getting stuff out from under the couch after turning the vacuum.  My mistake.)<br \/>\n7.  &#8220;You&#8217;re telling me that you got that hole in your pants by chewing it there?&#8221;<br \/>\n6.  (In the bathroom&#8230;)  &#8220;Watch where you&#8217;re pointing that thing!!!&#8221;<br \/>\n5.  &#8220;Why in the world did you break those eggs on the couch?&#8221;<br \/>\n4.  &#8220;What do you mean, you&#8217;re not wearing your underwear?&#8221;<br \/>\n3.  &#8220;Please get your foot out of your mouth.&#8221;<br \/>\n2.  &#8220;Who put chocolate syrup all over the trunk?&#8221;<br \/>\n1.  &#8220;Please don&#8217;t eat those worms!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I gave a little talk at a baby shower today about boys &#8212; because the mama in this case is expecting a boy.  I don&#8217;t know why they asked me&#8230;the more I know boys the more that I know how much I don&#8217;t know and will never truly understand about them.  I am a pretty good boy behavior predictor now, however.  I meant the top ten list to be a funny ending to my little talk.  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