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[quote=Anonymous]I have two of the same gender but most of my friends have opposite gender kids.  Some thoughts:

- because one of each is the societal ideal, you will avoid the pity that moms of only boys or dads of only girls get.  it's a real thing and it's annoying especially when your kids are old enough to understand people asking 'don't you wish you had a girl?'

- as preschool and elementary age children (this is what I mostly have experience with), same sex siblings tend to be  closer.  They will likely have more similar interests and the boy/girl divide is big at that age.  I know a number of kids with elementary age kids and the same sex siblings tend to play together constantly while the opposite sex ones only do if forced.

- try to really focus on the relationship with your opposite-sex child.  I see a lot of mom taking Julie to ballet while Dad takes Bobby to baseball and as they get older and activities get more intense, that can turn into all-day things... etc

- as others have said, as they grow older (teenagers/adults) the relationship will be more about their personalities and your overall family dynamic than their gender.

Congrats![/quote]

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