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Friday Fun: Why Do Boys Need Their Parents?

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: June 7, 2025

As many of you know, I’m a newbie when it comes to parenting. As Ethan, my first child is 15 months old now, Robyn (my wife) and I are continuously learning about our new roles as “Mah-Mah” and “Dah-Dah” every day. Along the way, I think Ethan (shown below) may be learning a thing or two from us as well.

Ethan Pick

That said, when I received this email… I smiled, giggled, chuckled, and ultimately laughed out loud. I thought you might enjoy a few of these images, so here, without further ado is a pictorial collage entitled, “Why Do Boys Need Their Parents?”:

Child skating down a pier

Child taking a photo of an alligator

Child putting a fork in an electrical socket

Three children urinating into plants

Boy jumping into leaf pile

Boy with his head in the sand

Boy flipping his bicycle

Boy staring at women's breasts

Boy with frog in mouth

Boy climbing refrigerator in Spiderman costume

Boy dumping water on older man's head

Boy wrapped in band-aids

Boy looking at girl

Boy coloring on a dog

Written by Adam Pick
- Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

debbie says on June 25th, 2010 at 2:06 pm

Hahahahaha……..
as the mom of three boys NOTHING surprises me! I’ve had one fracture his wrist twice in 10 months, another spend three of 7 days at emergency trying to stop a nosebleed, and another in the ER with wallpaper stuck in his ear…and that’s only one chapter…
No wonder I needed heart surgery….LOL…
Thanks for the chuckle and enjoy Ethan being little they truly do develop sooo fast!
debbie