things I don't have to say to my girls

Raising a boy is so much different than raising girls. There are some things that I've said to Jax that I have never said to my girls.

Me: "Did you brush your teeth, Jax?"

Jax: "Yep!"

Me: "Today, Jax? Have you brushed your teeth today?"

Jax: "No. I brushed them yesterday, though."

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"Jax, can you take this hot wheels to the basement?" (With my back turned, not even looking at him.) I continue, "And, don't ride it down the stairs, either!" I turn to look at Jaxon as he sighs and climbs off the hot wheels at the top of the stairs. Jason looks at me amazed I would even know what was going through Jaxon's head.

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"Jax, don't play in the toilet water." (Don't worry, that was about 7 years ago.)

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Me: "Jax, are you finished showering already?"

Jax: "Yep."

Me: "Did you use soap."

Jax: "Well, . . . no."

Me: "Jump back in and use soap this time."

Now I have signs in the kids' bathroom that say, "Use Soap."

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"Jax, you can't play in the tunnel under the driveway. It's not a hiding place."