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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 3 boys. 19/21/23. I hear you. I wondered myself what I would be missing by having only boys. And I must be honest. You miss some things. But I decided long ago, (my mom told me) "You do boys well". So I decided I would "Do Boys Well". And that meant embracing the grief over not having a girl and moving forward (sometimes I still grieve). I love my boys. The key for me was from birth to develop a relationship with them. Respect, kindness, empathy. They are truly my friends, truly. My son's wife, is now my daughter. He said to me yesterday "You always wanted a daughter, now you have one!" I said "Yes I do and she is precious!" that made him so very happy. I know it is hard, but like you said - children are a blessing. And you can create the bond that you have with your son. He does not have to be like his uncles. Blessings on you mom - you are going to do boys well![/quote]

I never wanted a daughter. My relationship with my mother was a disaster. Her relationship with her mother was a disaster. I only wanted boys and I only have boys. They are 13 and 11. I love having them. They are a ton of fun.  I was surprised to find out how much I enjoy having their friends around, too. Boys don't get nearly enough credit for being kind and loving and good friends and thoughtful, as well as being loud and active.  I know so many terrific, sweet boys.

The only thing that I was sorry to miss out on was the clothes shopping. Clothing for girls has so much variety and so much more cute stuff than clothes for boys.

I get what people are saying about sons becoming more involved with their wives' families.  If that happen, I will suck it up and be okay with it. I have a really active retirement planned.  I am going to make a concerted effort to be the best MIL ever, too.  I want to make my DILs' easy so they don't run screaming when I ask if I can visit the grandkids or if they can visit me. [/quote]

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