I shared one of my stories tiktok Recently about a friend who called me with a horror story about her boys.
The brothers, as part of their “play fighting”, did some things to each other… and to put it this way, their behavior could have gotten them arrested on harassment charges, if They should be tried as adults.
As a mother, my friend was not at all emotionally prepared for this.
It made me realize I wasn’t examining my friendships with boys enough!
“Kept farting until he vomited”
So, I put it to my TikTok audience, and they agreed — “Nobody prepared me for this!” As one said.
The gist of my comments section was that when you put brothers together especially, they are twisted and full of endless energy, which leads to disgusting antics and nasty adventures.
Which they undoubtedly find ridiculous.
Let’s take this mom, who shared that she found her boys drinking from each other’s butts… she’s still in shock years later.
Another viewer shared, “My middle son sat on my other son’s face and farted until he vomited,” and he’s not alone, another mom recalled a similar story .
Then there was this story: “My younger son bit his brother’s willy so hard that he got circumcised.”
“The girls’ mom entered the chat”
To be clear, I don’t think all boys are like this and all girls are shy little goddesses; All children are unique and as different as they are similar.
However there does seem to be a similarity in incidents involving toilet humour.
Or so I thought.
Until Girl Moms entered the chat.
“Trust me, girls aren’t much better. My girls will wrestle each other just like the boys!” Read a comment.
From there, I quickly got a lesson in the funny and wild behavior of little girls with sisters.
From putting their feet in each other’s butts to poop stories, I quickly learned that the most common thread in the game of gross behavior was childhood.
I found school teachers confirming this: that boys are particularly busy and quarrelsome, but the girls in their classes can give them a run for their money.
However, she did note that little girls generally aren’t that comedic, though I would say that’s more due to social conditioning.
“You’re not funny, you’re dangerous”
One angry mother found my comments offensive, claiming she thought my video would be about the war our people are facing right now under public scrutiny:
“Disappointed. Here I was thinking she meant we needed help because of all the misogyny our boys are getting thrown at right now. You’re not funny, you’re dangerous.”
I don’t think so, madam.
If I see despicable behavior in men I will condemn it whether they are 2 or 20 years old.
If your sons are already exposed to anti-male rhetoric I would consider paying attention to your own values and the values you are teaching your sons.
Comparing the actions of younger brothers to sniffing each other’s farts is not exactly the same as defending boys from adult men who are disrespectful.
That’s a different TikTok.
In the end I’m so grateful for my boys.
Even when they’re testing my patience or gag reflex.
And it’s clear to me that all children, boys and girls alike, share the universal ability to turn any mundane moment into something ridiculously chaotic.
