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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “boys”

Barbie

‘Boys are stronger than girls’

It’s kind of poignant that it happened over a broken Barbie doll. I’ve never felt comfortable with those tip-toed, big-breasted, doe-eyed things.

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Batboy and batgirl

I have lots of boyfriends

I was recently eavesdropping on a conversation between my three-year-old daughter, Libby, and our four-year-old neighbour, Nick, as they played outside. Nick: Do you have a boyfriend?

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Jellyfish release

Nature, nurture, boys, girls and jellyfish

Mum never let me take sea creatures home from the beach. I remember many tantrums while begging to adopt a hermit crab or urchin.

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Dad quote

Mother-son, father-daughter, it’s all the same

I’ve always found quotes like this about mother-son relationships a little creepy:

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