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Wish We'd Known: 20 Things No One Told Us About Raising a Boy

From the nonstop movement to the near-universal obsession with cars, here are 20 things we wish we'd known about raising a boy. (21 Photos)

Holly Pevzner on Apr 2, 2012 at 6:49PM

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Wish We'd Known: 20 Things No One Told Us About Raising a Boy

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The Penis Comparisons Start Early

Chalk it up to the cave man instinct, but boys play with their penis practically from birth. (And those baby erections? Whoa.) What's even more shocking: As soon as your little man can speak, the mine-is-bigger-than-your talk starts. Around age 2.5, you'll start to hear things like: "Dada, your penis is huge!" "My penis is tiny!" "My penis is bigger than his." "Mama doesn’t have a penis! How do you pee?" Think of it this way: At least they're learning some basic mathematical concepts.