Experience As A Mother Of Boys

 When people hear that I’m a mother of five boys, the reactions are usually the same—wide eyes, a gasp, maybe a chuckle, and the inevitable, “How do you do it?” Truthfully? Some days I ask myself the same question. Raising five boys is not for the faint of heart, but it's also one of the greatest adventures I never saw coming. Mornings Start with Mayhem The day usually begins before the sun is fully up. Someone’s hungry, someone else can’t find socks, and someone definitely forgot to do their homework. The bathroom is a war zone, cereal disappears like magic, and I’ve learned that if I want quiet in the morning, I have to be up before everyone else—way before. Noise Is the Background Music of Our Lives There is always noise. Laughing, yelling, singing, the sound of toys crashing, the occasional argument over who had the remote first. I used to fight the noise, trying to shush everyone into silence. Now, I embrace it. This is the soundtrack of my boys being boys—of their energy, the...