I have two little boys, they are wonderful. They have two moms who think the world of them and love them more than words can express. Something is missing though, a dad.
I'm not naive, I knew there would be a time when my boys needed more than the estrogen that runs this house but I did not know that the time would come so soon. Aiden, now 3.5 years old, seems to be craving the male influence. He has imaginary friends, mostly male and even an imaginary dad. In real life he has one Grampa he sees once a week. Our landlord, who also lives downstairs, is around and about when we are outside and Aiden sees him when he goes on play dates downstairs. He loves this guy and follows him around trying to be just like him. If Ed comes up to fix our sink Aiden is there with his plastic Black and Decker wrench. If Ed is cleaning out the basement Aiden goes to help. It's very cute and very sweet and also very sad. He just doesn't get enough testosterone time.
My mom bought Aiden a train set this weekend and it had a few little men inside to ride in the trains. Aiden was very excited and said "I don't have many mens in my life." Sigh.....now if that isn't a plea I don't know what is. So I am on a mission to get more men into our lives, into Aiden's life. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
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If we lived closer my DH would take him under his wing. :(
I was going to suggest Big Brother/Big Sisters, but they are for ages 6 and up.
Could you maybe make an arrangement with your landlord to come once a week just to spend time with the boys? Would he do that or would it be too weird?
Kendra I am going to email my landlord and see what we can work out. He's really busy but even once a month would help really. I've also thought of a few people we aren't really utilizing so I am going to try that. Thanks for the suggestions.
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