Three Sons

When I was in the hospital after I delivered Cooper I had a really awesome nurse. She was older and was so nice and fun to talk to. She sat and talked with me for 1 1/2 hours the day I was suppose to go home. Anyways! After talking for awhile and her finding out that this was my 3rd son she said, "Oh honey I have something that I need to give you." She also has 3 sons who are now grown. She came back with this....it was a paper that a lady had given to her on a plane when her boys were young and she wanted me to have it. All you moms who have 3 sons will understand this more than anyone and hopefully you will enjoy it as much as I did. It said...

Three Sons
"There must be a special place in heaven for mothers of three sons. You certainly can tell them on earth. They're those ladies with amused, bemused faces and an amazing tolerance for disaster-for they have learned that shouting doesn't help.

No other combination of children, not even twins, can create so much chaos or camaraderie. Even the most introspective child will join the team-them against you-and like all good players, they encourage each other to bigger feats of daring.

We recommend the advice of so many successful mothers of three boys. Give them as much outdoor playtime as possible, and indoors, set up two rooms: one for sleeping, with nothing but beds and bureaus, and the other for playing, with much climbing equipment. With three children, one is bound to be quieter than the others and he probably will need a corner somewhere else.

You will be frazzled in the early years but when your boys grow up, we think you'll find yourself perhaps more treasured than most other mothers."