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[quote=Anonymous]I was a special ed teacher, with a specialty in kids with severe behavior problems before I had my son.  Since that population is disproportionately boy, I kinda hoped for a boy for my first since I knew about boys and figured it would be easier.

Looking back this is seriously bad logic.  Parenting a NT child is so much easier than parenting a child with severe mental illness or other factors that impact behavior.  I am confident i could have handled a girl, and think it's funny I was nervous about that.

But my first boy was so wonderful and sweet and easy to parent (at least compared to what I was used to) that I wanted a boy for my second to be just the same.

My second is a boy, and absolutely as wonderful as his big brother, but that and hair color are really all they have in common.  My youngest is a ball of nonstop energy, so different from my oldest.

So, I got what I wanted, and am super happy with the outcome, but looking back I can see that my reasoning was ridiculous.[/quote]

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