Shopping with boys

So, you think shopping with boys is tough? Nah, just simple. Yeah, I said simple. Boys are simple to shop for. If they don't like the store, then they tell you or misbehave. My boys were messing with each other while I was looking at clothes for the 7 year old. When I asked, "Why are you acting like this?" They replied, "cuz we hate this store and we want to leave." I thought to myself, why don't they just tell me instead of messing with each other. Well, because boys don't talk, they do stuff. Touching IS talking. It's the way they talk. Anyways, the boys were simple to shop for because if they like the shirt or pants, they tell you, yup get it. If they don't like it, they tell you, nope and walk away. Shopping in a store takes just a few minutes. They either like it or they don't. My oldest is the same way. We went straight to the popular teen stores and he walked straight to the jeans he wanted and the shirt he wanted. Boom, it took all of 5 minutes. 10 minutes if you count the dressing room. Speaking of dressing rooms, I usually pile all 5 of them in room dressing room. They sit on the bench and just look at each other in the mirror like it's a game. OK, whatever makes you happy. Sometimes, they will comment on whether the one trying clothes on is wearing floods or not.

We finished our day with a nice dinner at a sit-down restaurant. Every time we go out to eat, (and it's only once or twice per year) the waitress tells us how well behave the boys were. We always hear how large families and especially boys are unruly and difficult patrons, but our boys were great. Once again, we dispel the myths of an all male family. How do we do it? Simple, don't go out often, engage in meaningful conversations and praise them often with detail on what they did right. Most importantly, my husband is an excellent role model of adult male behavior. He sets a good example.