I’m delighted to introduce you to one of our new contributors, Angela, a boy mom. While much of our content speaks directly to teen girls and their moms and mentors, we know that boy moms need some encouragement too. So each month, we hope to bring you an article or resource specifically designed to encourage moms of boys.
Can it really be that it was 14 years ago I gave birth to my very first child? A very hard delivery that ended in an emergency c-section that literally saved my life produced this beautiful son with the deepest dimples you ever saw.
Now he becoming a very mature young man. He is smart and funny and LOVES to get into a good discussion on many topics. We talk about good books, politics, the bible, and history.
I feel very blessed to have a great relationship with my son but it isn’t always easy.
Going through adolescence is hard. I don’t mean just for him either, for ALL of us.
Can you relate?
There are mood swings, acne break outs, and emotion spilling over at time!
I sometimes miss the silliness in him that he would do openly and without shame. He is becoming more stoic and man like and takes great pride in the small little whiskers forming on his chin. He is now taller than his dad and I. Really, how did that happen?
As a mom of a boy, I am so glad to be here at More to Be to talk about connecting with your teen sons, as well as how to connect with your kids and win their hearts for Christ, as I do at my blog, Mom with Heart. I know being the mom of a teenager can be tough. I also know the world will tell you that you can’t really have meaningful relationships with your kids once they reach those teen years. I am here to tell you it is just not so! You can have relationships with your teens, so do not let anyone tell you that you can’t. Maybe you are in a relationship right now with a child that you feel is damaged or hurt beyond repair, God doesn’t want you to give up on that child. HE can redeem the time the locust have eaten (Joel 2:25). HE is that powerful! He can heal, in his timing. Thank HIM that HIS mercy is new every morning, because we ALL need it!
I can’t wait to get to know the audience here even better as we take this journey of parenthood together! May we all be blessed by one another!
Are you a boy mom? If so, let us know what topics you’d like us to cover to encourage you.
Boy mom here! Expecting boy #4 in a few months. My oldest is going to be 9 in the spring.
My biggest questions revolve around teaching them to respect you (as this seems to be a dying art here in our home sigh) and how to handle over-the-top emotional outbursts, especially now that they are bigger and can’t really be physically restrained or held during big feelings.
Thank you for the encouragement not to give up. My Middle son and I are constantly at war (or he’s being overly loving!) and I’m exhausted by it. I needed that reminder. <3
I am the mother of two girls and one boy. I am so thankful someone has a blog, post etc. to encourage, help, support moms of boys. It seems there is so much information out there for moms of daughters but not sons. I want to continue developing my relationship with my 14 year old son. It is a blessing to come across your site!
Blessings,
I am a boy mom too. I have two teenage boys. Yes! We can have a relationship even through the teen years. And, if we view this stage of growth properly… we can even enjoy watching and guiding our boys to be all that God called them to be. Thanks for sharing!