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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So "boy mom" is to me the same as "girl power".  It's fine either way.

I have boys.  I am the only female in our household now.  Grew up with 4 girls in the family.  I would say boys are very different, so I don't care if someone uses "boy mom" eventhough I would never think to use it.  I find it on the same level of annoyance as "girl power"[/quote]

I’m similar.  I have 2 boys who are stereotypically into very boyish things (don’t come for me! I know girls can be into those things too).  I don’t use the phrase boy mom because it’s not how I talk, but when I see someone saying/writing about some boy mom experience they have and then labeling it as such with the term “boy mom”, I’m not annoyed at all — I do think it’s a little cringe (like mommy juice) but I honestly do also identify with it.

And for me, it’s partially because these strong gender associations still remain a little surprising to me, even after many years of raising boys.  I was a certain type of girl-stereotype growing up (quiet, lots of playing with dolls and house and tea parties, singing and dancing around, reading the typical girl books), and I’ll admit a little bit of me is wistful that I won’t share those experiences with my boys.

But I love them from the bottom of my heart, so instead I lean into our ninja play, ninjago mechs, and dog man books, and I even find myself sometimes going #boymom in my head when I observe how I’m so immersed in these stereotypically boy activities which I wouldn’t have chosen on my own AND enjoying it because I’m with my kids and experiencing their joy.

So there!  Reclaiming boymom for myself!!![/quote]

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