tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post7199403791553205059..comments2023-08-07T08:11:28.570-04:00Comments on LIFE WITH THE CAMPBELLS: HERE COMES THE SONMOLLYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15066029433051846841noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-2924483530988179172010-08-27T12:22:01.658-04:002010-08-27T12:22:01.658-04:00I have a boy and a girl so I have to bop between g...I have a boy and a girl so I have to bop between gender-appropriate activities. Hope I'm getting it right! Sounds like you did just fine ... pansy or no pansy! ;0)Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156194155140470909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-66177763438510982612010-08-27T09:00:40.325-04:002010-08-27T09:00:40.325-04:00Five children taught me that ALL children are diff...Five children taught me that ALL children are different. Living in the country allowed them all to do earthy country things, playing in streams, gathering wild blackberries, fishing in a pond, riding horses all over the place. They are all thankful for that. 2 are Girls and 3 are boys. And all that nurture versus nature stuff just exploded in the face of REAL BOYS. Even boys exhibit varying degress of "boyness". But it is vastly different from many girls (not all). You learn how to do it, though.<br />My husband would occassionally take me aside and say," They are boys. What they are doing is perfectly OK for a regular guy to do."<br />Thank goodness he was there to reassure me because otherwise I would have thought they were completely out of the bounds of normal behavior.<br />www.bonniebmatheson.comBonnie B Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623285311523825472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-38305980308339135692010-08-25T15:37:04.319-04:002010-08-25T15:37:04.319-04:00I'll send my boys over Molly!! LOL So we can t...I'll send my boys over Molly!! LOL So we can test it out!! JK It is amazing that your Girls are wonderful! My boys are growing up and I just pray, pray, pray and pray! Life is complicated and all about having fun I have NO CLUE what I would do with girls!! ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592797829881082732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-55226065024865154842010-08-25T14:51:22.097-04:002010-08-25T14:51:22.097-04:00We think we would have liked Ian a lot, he'd p...We think we would have liked Ian a lot, he'd probably be our best friend! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480216133884750469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-92170658225232950432010-08-24T05:58:38.277-04:002010-08-24T05:58:38.277-04:00How funny, my mother always used to thank God she ...How funny, my mother always used to thank God she only had two daughters for the same reason! I've got both sexes in our household but find that we are a 'geeky' lot. Son doesn't do drama but does spend a heck of a lot of time on the PS3 or computer!vegemitevixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499944412217904302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-23935968315357165182010-08-23T17:52:34.809-04:002010-08-23T17:52:34.809-04:00So funny! I have 6 boys and only one girl! It was ...So funny! I have 6 boys and only one girl! It was a good thing too, as I still climb trees and ripstik. Thankfully, Heather turned out just fine-somehow! <br /><br />Patty @ beyond-5 on twitterArt and Sew Forthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735218931840655109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-42204924848564133382010-08-23T09:20:44.363-04:002010-08-23T09:20:44.363-04:00Sounds like the ideal male specimen to me. I'm...Sounds like the ideal male specimen to me. I'm sure Ian would have grown up to be a wonderful, sensitive human being. By the way i like the name Ian.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-27190840923436822482010-08-22T21:27:17.888-04:002010-08-22T21:27:17.888-04:00This is very gratifying to me, and I have told bot...This is very gratifying to me, and I have told both my daughters that they should be ashamed of themselves. mollyMOLLYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066029433051846841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-52606055167797587702010-08-22T15:36:44.898-04:002010-08-22T15:36:44.898-04:00Ian would have been the best of both! A real macho...Ian would have been the best of both! A real macho jock who knew how to cook, clean, and appreciate the HDTV network.<br /><br />And who knows? He might have grown up to be a multi-millionaire stand upcomic, whose material all revolved around his lovable, kooky, pansy mom.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-74481506636415638232010-08-22T15:06:29.280-04:002010-08-22T15:06:29.280-04:00Yeah, so my kids (boys and girls alike) have all g...Yeah, so my kids (boys and girls alike) have all gone to theater camp. I read The Secret Garden AND A Little Princess aloud to them, but we also read the entire Captain Underpants series. My eldest son is 16 and he watches decorating shows when he thinks no one is looking. He's not much into sports, though he spends tons of time on his bike.<br /><br />And yet, he's quite popular and he has girls chasing him all the time, so in spite of it all? He's done OK.Adrienne Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409214910585358139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-64123313944330248482010-08-22T13:56:12.465-04:002010-08-22T13:56:12.465-04:00According to my daughter, I have raised my male do...According to my daughter, I have raised my male dogs to be "light in the loafers". I say there's nothing wrong with a boy who loves his mother.<br />NxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-91605532349835210412010-08-22T07:01:37.627-04:002010-08-22T07:01:37.627-04:00My husband tells me ALL the time that it is a good...My husband tells me ALL the time that it is a good thing I had girls! Great post!<br />Andrea<br />@gr8thoughtsGreat Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153332345777658074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-25255162541217552652010-08-21T19:07:37.288-04:002010-08-21T19:07:37.288-04:00As mother of a boy, I can reassure you that the po...As mother of a boy, I can reassure you that the power of nature over nurture is very, very strong. All ideas of non-gender-specific behaviour went quickly out the window. <br /><br />In my experience, boys will be boys. Or not. I'm sure you would have raised a beautiful boy - he might not have made onto Project Runway, but he would have enjoyed watching it with you. ;)ruddygoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869876730239753027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-5111951800478742922010-08-21T18:02:53.870-04:002010-08-21T18:02:53.870-04:00My gosh, the comments are funnier than my post! Yo...My gosh, the comments are funnier than my post! You guys are the best! mollyMOLLYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066029433051846841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-37842730409245300372010-08-21T16:11:36.525-04:002010-08-21T16:11:36.525-04:00Well, my son grew up very masculine, and it must h...Well, my son grew up very masculine, and it must have been in spite of me. He has followed in his Dad's footsteps musically, has been independent since the age of 17, while my daughter has stayed close all her life. How different they are. Not my fault-they are who they are. (Daughter can run a meeting as a D.O.N.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-66316858766143759052010-08-21T15:12:37.024-04:002010-08-21T15:12:37.024-04:00***They are both lovely looking, they have good ta...***They are both lovely looking, they have good table manners, they know how to run meetings***<br /><br />I wasn't aware that being able to run meetings is the hallmark of a well brought up child. I guess I should tell my mom that my sister and I are brats.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980186321981090019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-65975932424574323172010-08-21T14:48:06.676-04:002010-08-21T14:48:06.676-04:00ROTFL. Terrific post, Molly!ROTFL. Terrific post, Molly!Beth Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770840174293503835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-13808540724522342772010-08-21T14:20:40.430-04:002010-08-21T14:20:40.430-04:00If your son was lucky, he'd turn out straight ...If your son was lucky, he'd turn out straight as an arrow, but still get on Project Runway. Then he'd get the backstage views of all the models getting changed. Awesome. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-63887603151865019762010-08-21T13:58:31.517-04:002010-08-21T13:58:31.517-04:00I'm pretty sure Ian would have rebelled somewh...I'm pretty sure Ian would have rebelled somewhere along the line and refused to wear a bike helmet while playing the accordion. I think your son would be a stand-up comic and the gap in his teeth would just give him that extra quirk like David Letterman's goofy grin. He'd turn out just fine once he had a few years of therapy under his belt and learned to deal with his germ phobia.Barbara Ellen Brinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399673948043371966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-35242609150828681222010-08-21T12:18:24.471-04:002010-08-21T12:18:24.471-04:00LOL! I've got a 14 year old son and I can'...LOL! I've got a 14 year old son and I can't imagine how I would have parented girls.C Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686080976624518524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-46804943124625035182010-08-21T12:03:50.021-04:002010-08-21T12:03:50.021-04:00I had boys. What does it say about me?
Hmm. You d...I had boys. What does it say about me?<br /><br />Hmm. You don't need to answer that. Really, you don't.<br /><br />I had 4 brothers, too. I guess I was being prepared. Life with boys is a very different place than life with girls. <br /><br />One thing's for sure, if you had a son, he'd have a good sense of humor.Cassandra Frearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564236561567663914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863232418644698077.post-86479508487532252502010-08-21T11:44:13.553-04:002010-08-21T11:44:13.553-04:00hahaha. I love Project Runway. And you never kno...hahaha. I love Project Runway. And you never know. Ian could have been so much boy that you wouldn't know how to contain him. just sayin.Dazee Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323163539682131873noreply@blogger.com