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What’s easier, raising boys or girls?

Girls

30%

[ 15 ]

Boys

44%

[ 22 ]

Girls when they’re young, boys when they’re teens

18%

[ 9 ]

Boys when they’re young, girls when they’re teens

[ 4 ]

Total Votes : 50

amother

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:37 pm

I have a lot of boys and one girl BH. I think I am a hyper-feminine woman. I’ve always been girly, into makeup and emotions and art projects and dolls.

I feel like I’m in the minority here but I think boys are SO much easier. Like not even comparable. Boys are simple. They want hugs and play and dirt. They like excitement and inventions and wild jokes. They’re hysterical and melt when you cuddle them.

My girl is so difficult. Her emotions are so intense and different. A boy will wail and hit, but a girl sulks and gives the stink eye. A boy will been affectionate. My girl is so particular. Things bother her, she’s opinionated, she’s stubborn. She’s also beautiful and adorable and smart and amazing. I love dressing her and talking about girl things. But she is SO SO SO much harder.

My opinion: 1 girl = the work of 10 boys.

amother

Taupe

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:42 pm

I fully agree but I suspect it has more to do with the child's temperament than gender.

amother

Strawberry

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:43 pm

Hashem gives us some easier, some not. There is no one size fits all.

amother

Butterscotch

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:44 pm

Weird. I'd rather take all 6 of my girls out than take my two boys lol. I think it totally depends on the individual child and not the gender. At the moment I have 3 teenage girls and my teenage son is more work than the three of them combined.

giftedmom

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:44 pm

Boys may be simple but they are simply destructive and LOUD when they are not constantly occupied. It’s exhausting.
I don’t care about sulking or stink eye lol it’s a lot quieter and easier on my senses.

Simple1

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:51 pm

It can be challenging to raise a child who’s the only of that gender - so it could be that. And a lot has to do with temperament. Also she may be going the a stage and hopefully will outgrow her difficulty.

amother

Begonia

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:52 pm

The challenges are just different.

I have one of each but they’re still little so it’s hard to know. I didn’t vote.

However, at this stage, my daughter is harder. She’s more stubborn and whiny and jealous.

My son is wild and out of control but he gets over things quickly and doesn’t trigger me as much.

I also think temperament, age and parents’ personality play a massive role in how we feel about our children, more than their gender.

amother

Foxglove

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:54 pm

I’ll take the boyish rough and tumble behavior over a girls whining and cattiness any day!

amother

SandyBrown

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 7:58 pm

Agree with OP.

So what if boys are destructive?- just make sure you don't own anything you don't want destroyed. Problem solved. The end.

With girls, the drama is never ending. Their bff from yesterday is now their enemy only to go back and forth again 10 times in the next 2 days. The clothes, the accessories, the hair, the TIGHTS! - don't get me started. The jealousy between sisters is not comparable to boys! The cat fights!

Much harder to entertain them. Boys- just give them a large piece of grass and a ball and they are good for a few hours, all ages. Girls- the coloring all day stage only lasts so long...

amother

Nasturtium

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 8:07 pm

My one girl is easier than all my boys separately or put together. And she is a teen and they aren't. I think it's temperament not gender.

amother

Firebrick

Thu, Nov 14 2024, 8:11 pm

I have 2 and 2. My most stubborn one with the most angsty temperament is my older son.
He’s a lot like my husband.
His father is a Dr and gives my in-laws endless Nachas. So I guess sometimes the difficult personalities can be channeled for good…

amother

DarkGray

Sat, Nov 16 2024, 6:18 pm

amother OP wrote:

one of my boys is worth raising at least 10 kids, he is that hard!!! an hour with him DRAINS me....15 minutes with him DRAINS me!!

amother

Hotpink

Sat, Nov 16 2024, 6:42 pm

You never know what you get with kids. When I had a boy after a bunch of girls, I thought I’d finally get a break from stressful shopping. Well what did I know? He has extreme sensory issues and is a nightmare to shop for!

amother

Floralwhite

Sat, Nov 16 2024, 6:43 pm

Each child is a different nature. When by boys fight physically I feel like I'm losing my mind! Different ages and stages comes with different hardships. It takes some people having 4 boys to know what a boy is! Thanks BH I have 6! I'm grateful but there are times they are bored and they fight and times when they get along great. My big and little girls are amazing and smart and the light of my life but definitely can be brats at times....

Ruchel

Yesterday at 5:56 am

One of my girls beat up her 6 year-old boy cousin who's now in the army when she was 1.5.
Another one could climb a ladder before my boys could walk.
Lol!!

amother

Moonstone

Yesterday at 6:26 am

I hate these types of generalisations, it's clear from the responses that everyone has a different experience.
I think it depends on the child personality and how that personality works with yours.
With girls especially I think it makes a difference in how you as a mother relate to their expression of feminity. You're more likely to clash if you don't relate to you daughters well whereas boys have a different experience altogether so you don't expect to relate to them and so come from a different angle.

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