Sometimes my 5yo and 3yo boys play Mums and Dads, where they basically role play me and my husband. One will go out to do really hard work, while the other cooks and decorates the house. It’s quite amusing and adorable.

Other times they will play Mums and Little Boys, where they pretend to be at the shops. One is a mum, and the other nags her for various items like ice cream and chocolate. VERY funny.

It gets a bit strange, when they play Little Boys, where they walk around the house behaving like little boys - being extra jumpy, doing cartwheels and speaking in a high pitched voice.

But my favourite of the lot is when they play Teenagers. They swagger around, punching the air like Power Rangers, and threatening to destroy things.

I try to throw in a few suggestions.

“Did you know that teenage boys can’t talk? They just grunt.”

“They also smell really bad.”

“And they wear their jeans down low so everyone can see their underpants.”

But ah, my little boys don’t believe any of it, except:

“15 year olds *LOVE* getting cuddles from their mummies!”

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