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Differences between boys and girls

hokies94hokies94 member
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As I sit here watching DS trying to wrestle his big sister's pillow pet it occurs to me how different boys and girls are.  Never in a million years would my girls have attempted to ride the pillow pet then throw it to the ground and wrestle it.   I'm waiting for him to pull out his toy golf club and beat on it (his new favorite activity). 

I grew up with 2 sisters and all girl cousins so I was never around boys that much as a kid.  I have two older girls, 6 and 8 and DS is the first boy in the family.  I'm not used to level of boyness.  I'm a little worried for what's coming in the future.  

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  • DEBBIE33CASEYDEBBIE33CASEY
    lol that's what i worry about if i have a boy in the future!  Boys seem so rough!  And while DD can be very active it's definitely a difference between the little boys at daycare and her.
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  • Traycee1242Traycee1242 member
    That is definitely true.. Although the great thing about boys is they aren't whiny like girls are..they don't tattle and get their feelings hurt... They wrestle and hit each other and it's over! My nephews are so much more manageable than all my girl cousins for sure : )
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  • cinderellabellacinderellabella member
    I think I may have a bit of a tomboy on my hands. She looooves her baby, cuddles it, kisses it, puts it down for a nap.....and then BODYSLAMS it. She does it so often with one of her dolls that we actually named it "Baby Bodyslam".
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  • 2-Step2-Step member

    OMG get ready! I grew up around a lot of boys, I had a brother, boy cousins and lots of friends that were boys. They are rough and crazy and will tear your house apart. However, they will not fight over the hair dryer and run away crying, slam their bedroom door and refuse to come out ever, steal each others clothes and lie about it and participate in the general crazy insane drama that you will see out of girls in the teenage years! My friends had 3 girls and there was literally not a day that went by that one of them wasn't having an emotional breakdown or fight for about 10 years there. So take heart in that. My DH and his brothers still revert to 12 year olds whenever they get together and pretty much tear the house down wrestling, however they never hold a grudge and rarely have drama of any kind that can't be fixed by knocking each other around for 2 minutes and they are hilarious and some of the most laid back and fun people to hang out with. Zero drama.

     I agree, it is amazing how they are so different from birth! My DS will run straight for the dirt and my friends DD would prefer to sit like a lady and cuddle her dolls :)

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  • bumpuser511563bumpuser511563 member

    DH knew this all along when all my nieces and nephew were toddlers because he saw them grow up.

    I noticed the differences when we visited DH's relatives. DH's cousin's twin girls are 18 or so months and they sit there quietly. DS was all over the place playing with all of their toys and giving them their sippies.

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  • mrsolsenk12mrsolsenk12
    I have notice this difference between DS and his female cousins. They want to play with dolls or play dress-up. DS would rather run around with the dolls slamming their heads into the ground. LOL!!
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  • flutenewtflutenewt
    I was just thinking the same thing a few hours ago while watching DS wrestle his rocking horse to the ground and tumble around with it for a good twenty minutes!  I kept thinking that his behavior couldn't possibly be normal -- but I guess for a little boy he's right on track!  
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  • pandaluvrpandaluvr

    Yes it's crazy. Our first was a girly girl from birth. She hated to be dirty. As a six month old trying solids for the first few times she would reach out her hands to be cleaned the minute they got food on them.

    She practially lives in dress up clothes. Has her own jewelry, nail polish, lip gloss and even perfume. It's like living in a pink cloud when you walk in her room.

    DS was born and he was so tiny and small my first instinct was to hover over him and keep him from getting hurt--but it seems he's drawn to danger! He loves to hit his head on stuff. He thinks it's hilarious. He beats on all his toys. Give him any "stick like" object and he's smacking it on stuff.

    My DH built a shed this weekend and let our son "help" him. He instinctively knew what to do with DH's tools. It was crazy! 

    We've never tried to make him more manly or anything. In fact, my husband is very handy but isn't a big burly rough house kind of guy yet our son loves nothing more than to wrestle the dogs and beat on things!

    But if you get him around a girl suddenly he's all sweet and gentle. It's cute! 

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