I am expecting my first Boy, I am nervous and excited at the same time. I have 5 girls so I think that is what is fueling my anxiety. Is there any tips or pointers you would like to share. At first I thought and kept saying boys can not be all that different from girls, especially in the begining but all the moms with boys just laugh and say just wait. What is it that I am missing??????
Parents of Boys.....
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MMDad
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My son is no more or less difficult than my daughter. Just different. If you have five girls, I'm sure you are used to each one being different. What worked for one may not have worked with another. No different with boys. As long as you can adapt to different personalities you shouldn't have any problems.
People who tell you boys are more difficult than girls, just wait, etc. are being drama queens. They want to make it sound like their experiences have been more difficult than yours so they feel superiority. Anyone who tries to warn an expectant mother about how difficult anything will be is being a jerk.
Relax, go with what comes naturally, and you'll be fine.
In my experience boys are not nearly the PsITA that girls are. Which is not to say I didn't want to strangle my teen son to death, but that's only because he's the oldest and I had no idea what horror was coming up the pike for me.
Little boys are more energetic and mischievous than girls are, but girls are sneakier and they sass more. If you can raise 5 (!) girls, you can raise a boy standing on your head.
JMO and others will chime in with their experience.
Little boys are more energetic and mischievous than girls are, but girls are sneakier and they sass more. If you can raise 5 (!) girls, you can raise a boy standing on your head.
JMO and others will chime in with their experience.
Bay_Kat
Tropical
Toxick
Splat
boy [boi]
noun
1) A male child.
2) Noise covered in dirt.
I have two boys and one girl.
In my experience, boys are easier to deal with in some respects, harder in others. Rather than a boy/girl difference, I think it comes down to the individual child, but there are some generalizations that could be made. My oldest is a hyper, extroverted, exhausting, enthusiastic jock. My youngest is a mild, introverted, intelligent, easily distracted sciency kid.
They are as different as night and day, but you notice some similarity when they are compared against my daughter: they are messy, loud, more energetic, way more aggressive when it comes to getting their way, and way more violent with each other when they either play or argue. They both eat like horses. They are more helpful when it comes to things like keeping the yard up and running trash.
Compared to the boys my daughter is more mature, but way more emotional (and I cannot stress that point enough - way more emotional), and more inclined to be the martyr and she goes through more clothes than any reasonable person should. She eats like a bird. She is more helpful when it comes to thing around the house like laundry and keeping the rooms neat.
All of them press you to the breaking point, and then when you yell, they look at you in a way that makes your heart die.
Boys are different than girls, but they're not 'harder' or 'easier' than girls. They just come at you from from a different angle.
And get used to broken things, dirt and sticky stuff everywhere.
Roman
Active Member
I found that raising boys was easier than girls. Girls are way more expensive than boys. They won't wear hand-me-downs, where my Son could have cared less. Girls are wineier than boys. When you have your boy, you will grow & learn with him, and about boys every day. You'll have to fight the Girls just to hold him, because they just LOVE Babies.boy [boi]
noun
1) A male child.
2) Noise covered in dirt.
I have two boys and one girl.
In my experience, boys are easier to deal with in some respects, harder in others. Rather than a boy/girl difference, I think it comes down to the individual child, but there are some generalizations that could be made. My oldest is a hyper, extroverted, exhausting, enthusiastic jock. My youngest is a mild, introverted, intelligent, easily distracted sciency kid.
They are as different as night and day, but you notice some similarity when they are compared against my daughter: they are messy, loud, more energetic, way more aggressive when it comes to getting their way, and way more violent with each other when they either play or argue. They both eat like horses. They are more helpful when it comes to things like keeping the yard up and running trash.
Compared to the boys my daughter is more mature, but way more emotional (and I cannot stress that point enough - way more emotional), and more inclined to be the martyr and she goes through more clothes than any reasonable person should. She eats like a bird. She is more helpful when it comes to thing around the house like laundry and keeping the rooms neat.
All of them press you to the breaking point, and then when you yell, they look at you in a way that makes your heart die.
Boys are different than girls, but they're not 'harder' or 'easier' than girls. They just come at you from from a different angle.
And get used to broken things, dirt and sticky stuff everywhere.
onebdzee
off the shelf
boy [boi]
noun
1) A male child.
2) Noise covered in dirt.
I have two boys and one girl.
In my experience, boys are easier to deal with in some respects, harder in others. Rather than a boy/girl difference, I think it comes down to the individual child, but there are some generalizations that could be made. My oldest is a hyper, extroverted, exhausting, enthusiastic jock. My youngest is a mild, introverted, intelligent, easily distracted sciency kid.
They are as different as night and day, but you notice some similarity when they are compared against my daughter: they are messy, loud, more energetic, way more aggressive when it comes to getting their way, and way more violent with each other when they either play or argue. They both eat like horses. They are more helpful when it comes to things like keeping the yard up and running trash.
Compared to the boys my daughter is more mature, but way more emotional (and I cannot stress that point enough - way more emotional), and more inclined to be the martyr and she goes through more clothes than any reasonable person should. She eats like a bird. She is more helpful when it comes to thing around the house like laundry and keeping the rooms neat.
All of them press you to the breaking point, and then when you yell, they look at you in a way that makes your heart die.
Boys are different than girls, but they're not 'harder' or 'easier' than girls. They just come at you from from a different angle.
And get used to broken things, dirt and sticky stuff everywhere.
I have 4 boys and 2 girls and they are all different....but have a little bit of each other in all of them
pelers
Active Member
Here is all you need to know:
When changing a male infant have another diaper open and ready to cover their little weiner or you will get a face full of pee.
My little girl peed vertical at me last night when I opened her diaper. I don't think my son ever actually got me with pee...all of his grandparents, yes, but never his parents.
The boy is independent (he's all of two, so I'm hardly the voice of experience here) and energetic. I take him out to play and he runs, runs, runs, runs. Snuggles are rare because he is just way too busy.
You have birthed and are raising five daughters. You are a pro.
Just keep the boy clean, fed, and nurtured. You will get sprayed at least once (no big deal at all) while he laughs about it, then let the girls do the rest. They will teach him all their bad ways, and the older girls will undoubtedly spoil him rotten.
What are the age differentials? Our boy-girl twins were eleven when our youngest daughter was born. Our son tortured (the things big brothers do, ya know) the baby, but our daughter was almost a mother to her in her own way.
So, you have a number of built-in babysitters and all their girlfriends that will ohh and ahh as well.
This boy is set up, for sure.
Just keep the boy clean, fed, and nurtured. You will get sprayed at least once (no big deal at all) while he laughs about it, then let the girls do the rest. They will teach him all their bad ways, and the older girls will undoubtedly spoil him rotten.
What are the age differentials? Our boy-girl twins were eleven when our youngest daughter was born. Our son tortured (the things big brothers do, ya know) the baby, but our daughter was almost a mother to her in her own way.
So, you have a number of built-in babysitters and all their girlfriends that will ohh and ahh as well.
This boy is set up, for sure.
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puggymom
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I only have two but one of each. They are both different but no more difficult thsn the other.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Just remember you are raising a man.
Teach him how to treat a girl/lady, but send him outdoors to play. Let him get dirty, scrape his knees and tear up his clothes.. let him get hurt and kiss his bruises to make it all better, then send him on his way to his next adventure and his next boo boo.
Teach him manners, and how to clean a fish... teach how to cook, and teach him how to dress a deer.
Remember at 5 it's too late to start, he's already decided what kind of man he's going to be..
Teach him how to treat a girl/lady, but send him outdoors to play. Let him get dirty, scrape his knees and tear up his clothes.. let him get hurt and kiss his bruises to make it all better, then send him on his way to his next adventure and his next boo boo.
Teach him manners, and how to clean a fish... teach how to cook, and teach him how to dress a deer.
Remember at 5 it's too late to start, he's already decided what kind of man he's going to be..
I want to learn that.
That is one of the reasons for me not killing these rats that come on my property.
Sounds like my girls are very similar to the way boys are described except they like to snuggle too. If I am ever sitting I feel like I am at the bottom of a pile of puppies. My oldest girl is 12 and my youngest is 2 so they are pretty spread out in age and I am sure I will have to fight for baby time. I do get butterflies when I think of family dinners when all the kids are grown and the day he brings home a girl to a house with 6 mommas LOL
If he is a smart kid, with pre-school experience, he should be screwing all his sister's girlfriends.
All of my girls say they are not even going to kiss a boy until thier wedding day, I will try to encourage the same for the boy. No bursting my bubble, I am gonna keep telling myself that is the truth no matter what
