What do people mean when they say, 'He's all boy'?

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I have never heard this before, but it sounds like something an idiot would say.

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Anonymous wrote:It's usually explaining away rambunctious, out of control behavior.

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I once had a babysitting charge scream, truly scream for the entire eight hours I was there. The dad just said, "boys will be boys," which is the excuse off-shoot of "all boy."

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Anonymous wrote:Just...what?

Talking to a neighbor today, he said his son is "all boy" several times. Like, oh he likes to kick that ball...he's all boy! He likes to play in that toy car...he's all boy! He likes to find sticks...HESALLBOY!!!!

The oddest part is, my DD was right there, doing all these things, too. The kids were playing together, doing pretty much the exact same things.

So what do people mean when they say that? Do you fear that a princess costume will overtake your son in a dark ally if you don't utter that phrase every time Little Jimmy plays with Hotwheels?

They are trying to express their pride and relief that he's behaving in a stereotypical masculine manner, which suggests he won't grow up to be a gay.

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Anonymous wrote:It's usually explaining away rambunctious, out of control behavior.

Yes, usually with a conspiratorial, "What can you do?" Um...parent?

Ummmm, who says they are not?

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Anonymous wrote:Just...what?

Talking to a neighbor today, he said his son is "all boy" several times. Like, oh he likes to kick that ball...he's all boy! He likes to play in that toy car...he's all boy! He likes to find sticks...HESALLBOY!!!!

The oddest part is, my DD was right there, doing all these things, too. The kids were playing together, doing pretty much the exact same things.

So what do people mean when they say that? Do you fear that a princess costume will overtake your son in a dark ally if you don't utter that phrase every time Little Jimmy plays with Hotwheels?

They are trying to express their pride and relief that he's behaving in a stereotypical masculine manner, which suggests he won't grow up to be a gay.

This. Trucks, sports, etc., suggest to nervous moms that their son won't be gay. And that makes them happy.

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Anonymous wrote:This exact same thing has been posted before.

+1 a million times.....

No.

She doesn't mean figuratively, she means literally.

As in this exact same post. Word for word. The last two sentences might have changed, but I don't think so.

Someone is recycling tonight. Literally.

Show me the duplicate thread. Because it wasn't me.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/377696.page#5003381

From 2014? Uh, OK.

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Anonymous wrote:It means they are mostly into stereotypical boy activities and likely have a ton of energy.

This. Nothing to get offended over.

I didn't say I was offended. I asked what it meant.

It bothered you so much that you came up with some stupid line about a princess costume...

It's OP's underhanded way of saying, "Boys and girls are exactly alike." Just wait, OP.

No, I do not think this, at all. I agree that many boys gravitate toward trucks or whatever. But so do girls. And plenty of boys like Elsa and Anna. I don't feel the need to say SHE'S ALLLLL GIRRRRRLLLLL every time my DD picks up her tea set.

My 3 yo son is "all boy". And he can rock an Elsa dress like I've never seen. Then go back to body slamming his father and/or I while still wearing said Elsa dress.

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I don't think it has to do with fear of homosexuality.

But I can see if you're watching girls play, and they're will talking to each other and mostly being civil, and then your son comes out and he's immediate compelled to start wrestling or doing something kind of stupid, you might say "he's all boy." We don't like rambunctious or physical behavior in our society.

Do in some ways it's an acknowledgment that boys are kind of insane. And even if you're strict, many will do the same dumb stuff over and and over again. I think it takes more energy to "civilize" a boy.

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It means they're exhausted.

It's the same reason some people say "I'm sorry" when someone announces they have 3+ boys

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Anonymous wrote:It means they are mostly into stereotypical boy activities and likely have a ton of energy.

This. Nothing to get offended over.

I didn't say I was offended. I asked what it meant.

It bothered you so much that you came up with some stupid line about a princess costume...

It's OP's underhanded way of saying, "Boys and girls are exactly alike." Just wait, OP.

No, I do not think this, at all. I agree that many boys gravitate toward trucks or whatever. But so do girls. And plenty of boys like Elsa and Anna. I don't feel the need to say SHE'S ALLLLL GIRRRRRLLLLL every time my DD picks up her tea set.

My 3 yo son is "all boy". And he can rock an Elsa dress like I've never seen. Then go back to body slamming his father and/or I while still wearing said Elsa dress.

overcompensation

No one gives a rat's ass.

[Anonymous]

Basically it's annoying when parents refer to their child's gender constantly. I was so confused about where these young trans kids got all this information about gender stereotypes anyway and then I realized some parents constantly talk about it. It never occurred to me to constantly tell my girls what girls do and what boys do. Seems pretty outdated and facile.

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It means - he exibits sterotypical behavior to an extreme. It's not flattering. It's the parent (or other person) saying, " yeah, yeah I know how he behaves. I am aware of it. I'm embarrassed. You don't need to point out his behavior to me."

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Anonymous wrote:It's usually explaining away rambunctious, out of control behavior.

I say "he's all boy" to my in laws when my son is being horrifically bad and I'm trying to make it look like I still know what I'm doing.

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How can you not know what this means???

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard this before, but it sounds like something an idiot would say.

You're pretty sheltered there, snowflake.