…things that are NOT guy things. Yesterday I wrote about the things that guys just seem to instinctively know, but as the mother of boys there are some things that not only to NOT come naturally to guys, but they just don’t seem to be out there.

My biggest pet peeve: CLOTHES, and let’s touch on magazines. I admit to being a magazine junkie, and yes that includes all the parenting magazines. In reading these publications it has come to my attention that not only do boys not play with toys (unless you know boys that LIKE Bratz dolls, barbie houses, and fashion software), they do not read books other than Harry Potter, but they don’t wear clothes either. I counted last month, in some of the popular magazines for parents they had ‘fashion spreads’ for our little tykes…for every one outfit for boys they had FOUR…yes, FOUR for girls. So, I ask the editors do you NOT have boys? YOU do realize that little boys don’t just run around naked all day right? Did it ever occur to you that MOTHERS of said little boys, might like to dress our little boys nicely for the holidays? Just because we can’t buy that $90 velvet and taffeta dress, doesn’t mean we dress our boys in their pajamas each and every day. As I said briefly above, this extends to toys, books and even housing magazines. About four months ago one of the most popular home and garden magazines did a spread on playhouses….of the three not ONE looked geared towards boys. Each one had that gingerbread look, was painted in the traditional girl colors, had flowers on the walls, and showed little girls playing in them. Last month another leading home and garden magazine showed two playhouses….again geared towards girls. So my question is…do boys NOT play outside? Do little boys NOT like clubhouses or forts? The sad thing is..with a little tweaking, any of the houses could have taken on a more unisex look, or even geared them a bit towards boys…but not ONE did that! Frankly, the whole thing irks me. So much so, that I have written scathing letters (or what I like to think of as scathing letters) to the editors asking WHY they constantly and continuously do this….never been published.

Let’s not even talk about clothes shopping! Been to some of the larger chain stores recently. Two racks of boys clothes….ten racks of girls, and no that isn’t embellishing. To be honest I was thrilled when my two older boys got to the point where they could wear men’s clothing. That gave me the option of American Eagle, Aeropostale, Express for men, etc, because frankly the clothing they have out there for little boys is limited, and it sucks!

I know I am not the only mother of boys that feels this way! I joke with my husband that I want to start a webstore that sells ONLY boy things-clothes, toys, books, room decor, etc. I sure wish someone would…lords knows you would have great customers in my husband and I!