Who among us has only boys?

sooosie · January 2011

And deep down do you ever wish you'd had a girl?

No more babies in this factory - and I'm happy to have two boys. But I admit, I'll always wonder what it would've been like to have a daughter...

MelandJeff · January 2011

Well, coming from someone with both, no matter how many cute bows there are, or baby legs, or tutus, I would not want to ever ever ever ever go through the teen years with a girl again.

I would rather stab myself with a dirty needle. Or even worse, never eat cake again.

meghans30 · January 2011

Two boys here..... and sometimes I do wonder, but I'm hoping for a granddaughter some day to spoil and send home!

luluroo · January 2011

I have two boys and am pregnant with a third (still unknown) baby. I go back and forth everyday on what I would want. I do think I would love to experience a daughter but damn I love having boys

and this shop will also be closed after this one regardless of gender.

xnbride · January 2011

I go back and forth with those thoughts. I would love to have a baby girl and a grown daughter, BUT I do not want to deal with a prepubescent and teenage daughter. It totally freaks me out!

sooosie · January 2011

MelandJeff:

Well, coming from someone with both, no matter how many cute bows there are, or baby legs, or tutus, I would not want to ever ever ever ever go through the teen years with a girl again.

I would rather stab myself with a dirty needle. Or even worse, never eat cake again.

I can only imagine. And then I wonder - was I that bad? I should ask my mom.

justEK · January 2011

MelandJeff:
Or even worse, never eat cake again.

Now that's saying something.

amy05-04 · January 2011

3 boys here. Although I am sad I will never experience a girl, I would take 3 boys any day over 3 girls!! Stick out tongue

lsufan · January 2011

I have three boys! I do sometimes wonder what it would be like to have a daughter, but I can truthfully say at this point that I don't wish I had a girl. I think it would be different in some ways, but no way could it be any better than what I have.

Cbidt's girl · January 2011

I thought I would want a girl bug I am so in love with the 2 boys I have and mu family is complete as is. I do want to spend more time with my neices so that I'll be invited along to shop for wedding gowns 25-30 years from now. I suppose they'll need to learn to crawl first though, so I've got time.

J&A2008 · January 2011

I love my three boys! While I was pg, I was hoping for a girl. Now I can't imagine it any other way.

shiloh17 · January 2011

I am blessed with three healthy boys. I thought that it would be nice to have a girl in the mix, but the more I see how they act ( the ones that live on my street)--Im glad I have boys. I'm sure there will cime a time where I wish we had a girl, but for now we are content with 3 boys.

Jamaica_Bride · January 2011

I am so blessed with my 2 boys, I couldn't imagine it any other way. I was PG with a girl before Owen that we lost around 16 weeks due to a partial molar pregnancy which lead to 2 rounds of chemo and I'm still OK with just having boys.

I *get* boys. I totally dig being the only girl, playing trucks, rocking legos and being surrounded by blue. I know what a hard time I had growing up and I never want that for one of my babies.

channelmomma · January 2011

i have two healthy little boys!! and yes deep down i do want our next one when it comes to be a girl!!! i just want to be able to experience both!! i would be happy with another healthy boy though// I want a daughter more for when they are all grown up as daughters come home to see their parents more than boys do!!!

r9stedt · January 2011

I only have a boy for now, and will only have a boy for many years to come.

I hope someday I have a chance at having a girl. You just have a different bond with a daughter, I think. IDK. I have an amazing relationship with L because it is just the two of us, but... IDK...

AnneUCSB · January 2011

I have 3 beautiful boys and have never been shy about the fact that I really want a girl. I yearn for a girl. I have always wanted a daughter. My mother and I are very close and spend a lot of time together. On the flip side, I am not close at all with my mother in law and know very few women who are. So, it makes me sad that it is likely that I will not be as close to my boys' families later in life as their wife's mother will likely be. I would never trade my wonderful boys and feel blessed each day that they are who they are, but if/when I have another baby, I want a girl.

lsufan · January 2011

See, I think the whole mother/daughter or mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is what you make of it. If you're a psycho, then no, your daughters-in-law won't like you. But then, neither will your daughters, though I guess they may feel more of a duty to put up with you. Maybe I feel this way because my mom is a little nutso. I love her, but I'm not eager to spend time with her, and I moved across the country specifically to put distance between us. She doesn't have a close relationship with any of her three daughters. My mother-in-law had three boys, and we all clamor for her attention. We all want to spend time with her, tell her frequently how much we appreciate her, etc. I'm not always the easiest person to love, but she is one of the kindest and most generous people I know.

eclaires · January 2011

lsufan:
See, I think the whole mother/daughter or mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is what you make of it. If you're a psycho, then no, your daughters-in-law won't like you. But then, neither will your daughters, though I guess they may feel more of a duty to put up with you. Maybe I feel this way because my mom is a little nutso. I love her, but I'm not eager to spend time with her, and I moved across the country specifically to put distance between us. She doesn't have a close relationship with any of her three daughters. My mother-in-law had three boys, and we all clamor for her attention. We all want to spend time with her, tell her frequently how much we appreciate her, etc. I'm not always the easiest person to love, but she is one of the kindest and most generous people I know.

I agree w/ this wholeheartedly. I thought about it a lot when we just had Jackson - when we thought he might be our only child.

And the more I thought about it, it became clear to me that while personally, I might be closer to my mom, as a family we are much, much closer to my in laws. I think part of that is personality, part of it is that we lived near them for five years, and part of that is just that my in laws are easier for us to deal with as a family.

I recently had a falling out with my mom, and it was a long time coming because she is seriously nuts. I definitely put up with her BS longer than I would have put up with it from my MIL - but the same holds true for MH - he would put up with his mom's BS a lot longer than I would if our positions were reversed.

I truly, truly enjoy spending time at my ILs house and they are super close to my kids, even though I'm not all that close to my MIL. I like her; I love her even - we're just very different people and that's okay! We don't have to be BFF for my family to be super close to her and FIL.

We've discussed moving back to Indiana - and if we do, we'll move to where my ILs live (where we lived before) not near my family.

I figure it's simple - I'm going to have my own life and not be crazy when my kids are adults and I won't have to worry about not seeing them or not having a relationship with them.

lsufan · January 2011

eclaires:
I figure it's simple - I'm going to have my own life and not be crazy when my kids are adults and I won't have to worry about not seeing them or not having a relationship with them.

Absolutely this. That's the other thing about my inlaws. They have their own lives. They love us and want to spend time with us, but we're not their only interests. My mom, on the other hand, makes me feel like I have the power to determine her happiness, and it's my fault she's depressed because I moved so far away.

Sheila92003 · January 2011

I have 2 boys. I wanted a girl so badly for child #2. A part of me is still a little disappointed that #2 wasn't a girl. I wouldn't trade TJ for anything, but when I see little girls I feel sad that I will never have one myself (had my tubes tied).

Bride2b2004 · January 2011

I am so happy to have 2 boys. However, baby#1 I was SOO hoping for a boy, and then when we were pg with baby#2 I was hoping DS1 would have a brother.

We are on the fence about TTC again and I don't know if I would hope for one or the other (of course I would be thankful for either). Part of me feels like it would be nice to have a baby girl, but then I remember they grow up. I love my boys and I would like to have another, God willing, but I just don't know if I will be able to handle 9 months of throwing up and feeling like crap again with 2 LOs at home.

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