Protecting my son just as you protect your daughter

I was at the mall the other day and Coby was "flirting" with one of the retail workers.  I sorta mentioned how he likes to flirt with girls and she said her little girl flirts with all the boys too.  Her male co-worker then chimed in and said "I'd rather have my boy flirt with a girl than my girl to flirt with a boy".  I hear people say these type of things all the time.

No offense here, but let me be real for a second.

I need to protect my BOY just as much as anyone has to protect their GIRL. I get it...your little girl needs to be protected and can't date till she's 30+ years old, and no man will ever compare to her daddy... I'm sure I'd feel the same way with my daughter.

But I also feel the same way with my son.  As his mom, protecting him is my #2 priority (2nd only to teaching him about Christ!).

Just as guys chase after girls...

girls also flock to men all.day.long.  

I want to protect him. Protection from girls that aren't good for him, from the pressures of society, from the scary and dangerous world we live in, and the list goes on...

Don't get me wrong, I understand the whole idea of girls being a bit more "defense-less".  Me being a 5'1" 110lb girl makes me quite aware of the "dangers". That being said, there are dangers for boys too.

After leaving the mall, I went over this conversation in my head and these thoughts ran through my head, so I had to write them out.   I get that raising boys & girls is different. However, it's JUST as important to fight for the purity and safety of my son as it is for you to fight for it for your daughter.

Am I the only one to think that if I protect him, that your little girl wouldn't have to think twice about being protected FROM my son?

...Because Nate & I will protect him from the ideas of what society tells us a man is...

...Because he will protect himself from things he doesn't want to do.

...Because he'll know to protect his heart

...Because he'll know to protect his girlfriend/wife

...Because he will protect himself from dating a girl who isn't God-fearing.

...Because he will see the protection both Nate & I have for each other...and he'll want that for himself & his future wife.

One of Nate's favorite things about me is that I always have his back.  That's "protection" in man-talk.  They want a sense of safety, just as girls do.

Jacoby- No worries sweets...I will stand by you and protect with you just as much love and strength as anyone with a baby girl. One of my greatest desires is for you to know that you are always loved and always protected by your daddy & I.

xox,

Naomi