Show Bees 0 WAXING by y Mary Bee 1 One thing you can depend on if you have a son son some some sometime time between the ages of 7 and 14 hell he'll get into a fist fight The first time th this s happens can be shocking there your precious baby is with blood and dirt on his face grass stains on his knees and all the buttons torn off his shirt proudly proclaiming I had a fight Ma Mal You want to throw yourself on your knees and pull him into your arms to protect him from the horrible bully who did this to him Forget it At this age you can still protect him from rabid dogs charging bulls tempered bad-tempered school teachers and girls but not boys his own age Fist fights are part of growing growing growing grow grow- ing up Just like losing teeth and hating baths They are a aboy's aboy's aboy's boys boy's way of showing he has grown up and can hold his own among his peers If mama goes out with fire in her eyes to protect him he only has to fight that mush much more to prove he doesn't need her Some mamas mama's do such a great job jab of protecting their sons they the sons spend the rest of their lives trying to prove they are a man The best way to cope with fist fights is to let father take him out beh behind nd the barn where you cant can't see them and give him some real good pointers on self Then send him off to school the next day with the instructions instructions Dont start any fights but dont don't run from one OM If its it's any consolation re remember remember remember re- re member Ii little tt 1 e boys rarely injure each other seriously in fist fights With knives clubs baseball bats and broken beer bottles yes but not fists This brings us to another problem involving fist What does an It outsider outsider- d dD do if he happens upon a couple of b boys ys in a fight being cheered on by a circle of friends Do you J jump u m p in nobly and separate them doing your bit for humanity by lecturing them themon on the evils of fighting Again I say forget it The best thing to do is turn your head the other way as you pass and pretend you didn't notice Because any mature self- self respecting adult knows that anytime anytime anytime any any- time you involve yourself in kids kid's b batt battles a t t l e es s they will im immediately immediately immediately im- im mediately f for forget o r ge t their differences differences differences dif dif- dif dif- ani and turn on you yoa with a united front This is kind of an unwritten All AU for one and one for all all- law the kids have resorted to in order to make their way my in an adult world Like I said fist fights are part of the growing up process for little boys and are best ignored for this phase will pass more quickly if you dont don't fuss too much over it Which brings me to a statement statement statement state state- ment someone made The hardest thing about the job of motherhood is knowing when the job is done |