tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551613637087797362.post8392677021886126909..comments2023-11-03T02:20:15.136-07:00Comments on Ramblings: Boys and Girls are DifferentClifford Jefferyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294008194266200805noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551613637087797362.post-20555693286733855712012-08-25T10:56:09.373-07:002012-08-25T10:56:09.373-07:00I loved this post! I grew up in an all-boy family ...I loved this post! I grew up in an all-boy family and my mom tells so many stories about how different we all were as kids, even in the womb! I always gravitated toward the dolls and stuffed animals even though there was plenty of boy-toys to go around.<br /><br />When Ezra was born all of his furnishings and toys were gender-neutral, just for sake of cost. But about the time he turned 1 he would start gravitating toward boy things while we were shopping, without me even prompting. Balls, cars, trucks (especially the REAL ones!)... he fell in love with Thomas the Tank Engine and Cars. lol<br /><br />What amazes me isn't so much the fascination with the toys but HOW he plays with them. Like we never sat down and said "watch mommy make the car go!" he just sat down one day and started doing it (complete with sound effects!) And pretend shooting guns with random objects...we don't even watch that much voilent TV so I have no idea how that one came about but he just picks stuff up and starts shooting and making sound effects. This morning in the car he was making car noises and saying "here I COME!!!" lol <br /><br />So i definitely think that this stuff is more NATURE than nurture, but it's such a blessing and opportunity to be able to nurture our children's God-given gender!!!Aprillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863806034651005154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551613637087797362.post-45643914175076040672012-08-24T20:22:15.360-07:002012-08-24T20:22:15.360-07:00I know we made all different toys available to our...I know we made all different toys available to our girls and boy. The girls seem to gravitate toward "girl" toys and the boy toward the "boy" toys. It seems to be hard wired. Kim M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551613637087797362.post-74654886033665377332012-08-24T07:12:49.762-07:002012-08-24T07:12:49.762-07:00I've mentioned it many times on my blog: Read ...I've mentioned it many times on my blog: Read "Why Gender Matters" by Dr. Sax. It blew my mind, and I thought I was well educated about gender before I read the book [smile].<br /><br /> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551613637087797362.post-58726574322967820922012-08-24T06:35:49.399-07:002012-08-24T06:35:49.399-07:00I've noticed a HUGE difference just working wi...I've noticed a HUGE difference just working with the girls at Church and then coming back home to the boys. It's crazy how it seems like we're programed (for lack of a better word) one way or the other :)StephieDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932641872893279437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551613637087797362.post-58736526673289362562012-08-24T06:24:26.919-07:002012-08-24T06:24:26.919-07:00I was at the offroad derby race Tuesday night - an...I was at the offroad derby race Tuesday night - and there was a little boy about Professor's age sitting with the family in front of me.<br /><br />No ... cancel that ... NOT sitting.<br /><br />He stood up on the seat the ENTIRE time. He was SO excited. When a car would roll over, he'd be jumping up and down. He was in boy-heaven. :)<br /><br />TrinkaTrinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11244132540026916200noreply@blogger.com