Tell me the good things about your all boy family

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading these makes me feel bad for wonderful DD who has been my rock this past year when DH went off to have his midlife crisis. DD, who is in college, has spent the last few weeks helping me pack the house, helping me apartment shop, and the rest. DD, despite being very attractive, has never been as much drama or maintenance as DS. IMO, many of these caricatures about boys vs. girls are false.

Boys can be rocks too.

[Anonymous]

Do your daughters really wear khakis and a polo when they need to dress up?


I was referring to the fact that they don't like to clothes shop and don't obsess about what they wear. They wear appropriate clothes, of course but it only takes us 30 minutes or less to find something, try it on and then buy it. I wasn't referring to the actual clothes and can't believe you wouldn't get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do your daughters really wear khakis and a polo when they need to dress up?


I was referring to the fact that they don't like to clothes shop and don't obsess about what they wear. They wear appropriate clothes, of course but it only takes us 30 minutes or less to find something, try it on and then buy it. I wasn't referring to the actual clothes and can't believe you wouldn't get it.

You highlighted that "their clothes are just easier" and the bit about khakis and a polo. I don't "get it" because girls' clothes are not as easy as boys unless they enjoy or are required by their mother to dress as simply as a boy, and I don't see girls dress that way. Two pairs of shoes?

I suppose it would depend on the fashion and style of their mother and the example she sets or impresses upon her daughters. Anyway, this is getting off on a tangent and like a pp said, this discussion was not meant to compare boys and girls and set up a competition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I had been feeling at peace with the fact that our third, last baby is a boy. I love seeing the three of them play and they already have an amazing bond. They are still silly and snuggly and sweet at this point and I love our life! Then, my aunt and cousins (girls - 21 and 16) came for a long visit... and it just really hit me that I will never get to experience that type of relationship with my boys. I can't even really explain it, but just seeing the three of them interact over a period of days, it just made me sad. So, please tell me about what it's like with older teen/young adult boys and how great it will be.

Me and my 3 brothers are 1 year apart (3 of our birthdays are in one week) we would fight at a drop of a hat between each other for anything. one of us were always in trouble (nothing serious) but no one messes with us. we are all in our 50's and we had no sisters