This morning as Bubba and I were leaving the house I was struck once more by the genetic difference between boys and girls. We were walking through the garage past the convertible on our way to the family truckster to get our day underway when Bubba stopped. He pointed to the convertible and said "No Mommy! Zoom...that one!" so we took the convertible instead of the truckster.
As a female, during life before Bubba, I heard people with boys say "they're just boys" or "that's just how boys are" and would always think to myself how really different can they be? Now, as the mother of a boy, I see vast differences that truly are ingrained in a boys psyche. Bubba has a cousin about the same age, and a girl, and especially when the two of them are together the differences are noticeable.
As a boy he makes his presence known, no matter what. He will use a stick or any other item for that matter as a knife, a bat, and/or a gun. No one showed him that...he just deep down primal knew it. If given a pile of toys, he'll gravitate to a ball or a car before a puzzle or a shape sorter. This isn't to say that he never plays with dolls, or never plays with puzzles, but only after playing cars or balls for awhile. Boys are instinctually physical too. He delights in literally throwing his weight around.
In any case, moms of both, moms of boys, and moms of girls, have you noticed these genetic codes in your own kids?
