Male Influence

Last night we went to dinner at Keith's house. His girlfriend Karen had made a roast and invited us and her daughters and granddaughters over for dinner. Karen has four daughters, and three granddaughters and until 6 months ago they all lived together. Yes, that's eight girls under one roof if you are doing the math. Talk about hormones!!

Anyhow, it amazes me how little time it takes them to flock to Jake whenever we are together. At first I was kind of jealous of this. Like why don't they want to sit on my lap. Last night, it dawned on me. For most of their lives they have lived with their grandma, mom, and three aunts. They have had all of the "mom" figures that they need.
They have not, however, had a steady consistent male figure in their lives. Thinking back, I see this quite a bit when we are all together. They tend to want to hang out with their aunt's boyfriends as well. Last night, Jake was the only guy there (besides Keith) so he got to be the center of attention. First it was story time...Then Bella sat on his lap while she ate her desert. And finally, the one thing you really need a good strong boy for... I don't think Jake minded being their jungle gym in the slightest. What do you think?