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[quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks ladies. I know when the baby comes I likely won't care about any of this, or won't care as much. And I'm under no illusion that moms and daughters are always BFFs. My mom and I had a strained relationship through my teen and college years because we were so different; I'm much more like my Dad. Despite that, we did always enjoy the same activities- decorating the Christmas tree, shopping, etc that my brothers never gave two cents about. I know my mom was so thrilled to finally have a daughter because my two older brothers never cared about any of that stuff.  As I became an adult, despite our differences, we grew really close. Then I lost her. In my personal experience, girls are closer to their moms and caregiving for parents falls on the girls, at least in my and DH's families. I wasn't trying to say boys are worthless at all. My DH is the sweetest, kindest person I know who is close to his mom but definitely not as close as his sisters are. And I know I'm much closer to my nieces then my nephews (despite trying to be close to my nephews)- my nephews just aren't interested in texting and staying in contact like my nieces are. One of my SILs had only boys and keenly felt the lack of a daughter for so many years, although she's very close to her boys. She finally got a girl dog that she could dress up LOL. I'm so glad to hear that most of you have great, unique relationships with your boys. It's just something I have to change my perspective on, I guess.[/quote]

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