Makes Me Want to Call Mom

When I read this I smiled and got a little misty, especially the last line. That's how I feel. I wonder if that's how I made my parents feel. I don't have a son, yet, but I have similar feelings for my daughter.

What Is a Boy?

Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature called a boy. Boys come in assorted sizes, weights and colors, but all boys have the same creed: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to protest with noise (their only weapon) when their last minute is finished and the adult males pack them off to bed at night.

Boys are found everywhere—on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum.... Read more

By Alan Beck via The Art of Manliness