Comments on: The Two-Boy Club http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/ Off-Ramped and Unbalanced Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MJ Tam http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4521 MJ Tam Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:24:27 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4521 That is so annoying. When my 3rd child turned out to be a girl (after 2 boys) people are quick to assume that I got my wish. Huh?! I didn't care if it was a girl or a boy! I don't know about girls being easy. Even my 2 boys were so different from each other. All those generalities are ridiculous. My girl is as energetic as my boys, and she's easier on some things and harder on some. That is so annoying. When my 3rd child turned out to be a girl (after 2 boys) people are quick to assume that I got my wish. Huh?! I didn’t care if it was a girl or a boy!

I don’t know about girls being easy. Even my 2 boys were so different from each other. All those generalities are ridiculous. My girl is as energetic as my boys, and she’s easier on some things and harder on some.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4517 Cathy Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:00:17 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4517 I feel your pain. My youngest son is two and the "are you going to try again for a girl" comments have just started to wain. What people don't know (or understand) is that i've always wanted two boys! I love the adventure, the fearlessness and energy that comes with boys. plus the bond between same sex siblings is so powerful, you have a built-in best friend, partner and confidant for life. I think moms as women are just more sensitive to having girls. Ask a man and more times than not he will want a boy. Naturally, we want to share our interest and live our dreams through our little mini-mes. You can't ask why I didn't get a boy or a girl, you just need to know that this angel was brought into your life for a reason. I feel your pain. My youngest son is two and the “are you going to try again for a girl” comments have just started to wain. What people don’t know (or understand) is that i’ve always wanted two boys! I love the adventure, the fearlessness and energy that comes with boys. plus the bond between same sex siblings is so powerful, you have a built-in best friend, partner and confidant for life. I think moms as women are just more sensitive to having girls. Ask a man and more times than not he will want a boy. Naturally, we want to share our interest and live our dreams through our little mini-mes. You can’t ask why I didn’t get a boy or a girl, you just need to know that this angel was brought into your life for a reason.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4502 Leslie Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:26:37 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4502 I have one boy and plans to have a few more kids. I know plenty of mothers - and fathers - who have hoped for girls or expressed disappointment at not getting one. Not I. I love my boy, and I like plenty of others. I'll take what I get and be glad for it. How awful to be the boy who resulted from a "try for a girl!" I have one boy and plans to have a few more kids. I know plenty of mothers – and fathers – who have hoped for girls or expressed disappointment at not getting one. Not I. I love my boy, and I like plenty of others. I’ll take what I get and be glad for it. How awful to be the boy who resulted from a “try for a girl!”

]]> By: kim/hormone-colored days http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4485 kim/hormone-colored days Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:47:27 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4485 Yep, I'm one of the founding members of the Chicago Moms of Boys Blogger Club. I, and most of my friends, generally regard boys as easier even well before puberty. Have you seen how cliquey a group of 4-year-old girls can be? Oh, the drama. I just have to deal with dirt and noise, oh, and witting in boy pee every morning.... Yep, I’m one of the founding members of the Chicago Moms of Boys Blogger Club. I, and most of my friends, generally regard boys as easier even well before puberty. Have you seen how cliquey a group of 4-year-old girls can be? Oh, the drama. I just have to deal with dirt and noise, oh, and witting in boy pee every morning….

]]> By: Lisa Hannemaniac http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4479 Lisa Hannemaniac Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:42:55 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4479 I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE having a boy. I knew he was going to be a boy from the second I was pregnant. I remember someone saying... "But, don't you want to atleast hope for a girl?" I really can't understand why someone would think that way. Plus, I can't tie a bow to save my life. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE having a boy. I knew he was going to be a boy from the second I was pregnant. I remember someone saying… “But, don’t you want to atleast hope for a girl?” I really can’t understand why someone would think that way. Plus, I can’t tie a bow to save my life.

]]> By: jennifer http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 jennifer Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:04:42 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4477 I really do love having two boys. People say its quieter to have girls, I dont believe that is all together true, and I wouldnt have it any other way. I really do love having two boys. People say its quieter to have girls, I dont believe that is all together true, and I wouldnt have it any other way.

]]> By: Shannanb aka Mommy Bits http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4475 Shannanb aka Mommy Bits Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:47:31 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4475 It blows my mind the number of people who ask me if I want to try for a girl. The people who assume I can't be happy having two boys, and no daughter to bond with over shopping and manis/pedis. It's crap. Boys are wonderful. I wouldn't have it any other way. It blows my mind the number of people who ask me if I want to try for a girl. The people who assume I can’t be happy having two boys, and no daughter to bond with over shopping and manis/pedis.

It’s crap. Boys are wonderful. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

]]> By: selfmademom http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4469 selfmademom Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:38:55 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4469 There's the rub- you get what you get and you don't get upset! There’s the rub- you get what you get and you don’t get upset!

]]> By: Shari http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4468 Shari Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:16:38 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4468 One other thought... A girlfriend who tried for a boy ended up with three girls. It doesn't always work the way you want. One other thought…

A girlfriend who tried for a boy ended up with three girls. It doesn’t always work the way you want.

]]> By: Shari Schmidt http://www.selfmademom.net/2009/12/14/the-two-boy-club/comment-page-1/#comment-4467 Shari Schmidt Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:15:38 +0000 http://www.selfmademom.net/?p=1175#comment-4467 A friend with two boys always says, "I love it. Who wouldn't want three wonderful men adoring me?" We hear the opposite. We hear, "Don't you wish one of your twins was a boy? Then you'd be done with your family." I don't know when having children of each sex became the perfect family, but I wish it would go away already. We're lucky to have our two. Believe me when I say we never fretted about which sex they were going to be. A friend with two boys always says, “I love it. Who wouldn’t want three wonderful men adoring me?” We hear the opposite. We hear, “Don’t you wish one of your twins was a boy? Then you’d be done with your family.” I don’t know when having children of each sex became the perfect family, but I wish it would go away already. We’re lucky to have our two. Believe me when I say we never fretted about which sex they were going to be.

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