tofugirl101 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I recently watched Fiddler on the Roof, and the father had 5 girls. Would you rather have 5 teenage boys, or 5 teenage girls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have no idea. I am going to have 3 teenage girls eventually, and even that scares the crap out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Personally, I've found my boys easier at just about every stage so far. The girl drama, I don't handle as well. Maybe this is because I grew up with boys, but I seem to handle the boy stuff better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susann Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Girls, definately! They're so much easier. Dh agrees, he came from a family of boys and we have 2 teenage dds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Girls. I have three girls, and no boys, and I'd have absolutely no idea what to do with 5 of them! Girls are tough (and mine are 13, 13 and 10 right now!), but at least I've had some practice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I think I would rather have 5 boys regardless of age. The little girls I've babysat have been so whiny. I'm sure it's different when it's your own child, and I do wish I had a girl, but I can only go off my own experience. By teenage years I'm sure there is some cattiness I'd rather not deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjmakmom Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Not sure I could afford to feed 5 teenage boys! I have a 16ds and 12ds and can barely keep up with their appetites! My 3 daughters combined eat half of what 1 of the boys eat! Of course, I do have 3 hormonal, teenage-at-the-same-time girls to look forward to....:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 BOYS!!!! :) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 My dad has 5 daughters, so I think that is pretty cool and used to daydream of also having all daughters when I was younger. I come from a pretty girl heavy family overall, and I definitely had some "what would I do with a boy?" thoughts. But of course now that I have them I think they are pretty amazing. ;) So I don't have an answer to your question - but I would love to have 5 kids! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnlvr Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Boys. Definitely boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Boys. Definitely boys. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Girls. Maybe it's because I had mostly girl friends growing up, so the drama is something I can handle. The anger from boys...I don't think so. Not like I have any real idea though. I just know my mom said the three girls she had were easier than the two boys she had. But again that could just be my brothers' personalities and the quasi-dysfunction in which we grew up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well, I think I have the best of both worlds. 2 boys, 2 girls, and another boy on the way as a tie breaker. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the4Rs Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I've heard (no experience of my own) that teenage boys are easier than teenage girls, as a whole. So I guess I'd say 5 teenage boys. I can't imagine all that estrogen raging out of control especially when it's been shown that menstruating women who live together start to cycle together...can you imagine the tears and rage if all 5 plus you have it all around the same time of the month. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Boys. Hands down, no questions. I've always said, raising one girl is equal to raising eight boys. And, as my oldest are 21 and 18....I've lived through the teen years. The girl drama...I can do without. :glare: So glad my youngest is a boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I think that, of course, because I have all boys and they are the joy of my life. Right now I have a 23 year old boy and 13 year old twin boys. My mother had all girls, so she would say that girls are totally the way to go and that anyone who said different is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 boys, boys, boys. I could never figure out teen girls, even when I was one. I always hung out with the guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Boys. I know many people say they are rambunctious but I couldn't handle the drama from 5 girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 BOYS!!! They might eat me out of house and home, but there is a lot less drama than with the girls I see around us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Girls. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Based on my (very limited) experience, I'd take 10 boys before I'd take 5 girls. The drama alone would kill me! :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well I do have 5 boys. :D They're not teenagers yet but God knew what He was doing when He gave me more boys than girls (we only have 1 dd). I would agree with the poster who said 1 girl is equal to 8 boys...something like that. Boys are harder to keep up with physically but my dd wears me out emotionally to the point I'm not sure I can recover! It's just exhausting dealing with the drama and emotional issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tara~ Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Boys. I can't handle 6-7 yr old girl drama, I don't even want to think about teenage years...of more than one! *faints* I have one pretty emotional boy now, but that is NOTHING compared to his sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinaBreece Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Ok really how I feel is that I don't want 5 kids! Two is plenty for me. :iagree: Over here, I'm :party:at the idea of only having to deal with one of each!! But if I had to choose, I would have a hard time. Emotionally, I think 5 boys would be easier. But I have four younger brothers. 2 teenagers, 1 20-something, and an 11-y-o. I don't know how my folks afford to feed them-- and I'm seeing signs of the same appetite (ALREADY! Eeek!) in my 4-year-old DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Girls. I have three girls, and no boys, and I'd have absolutely no idea what to do with 5 of them! Girls are tough (and mine are 13, 13 and 10 right now!), but at least I've had some practice... This is how I feel. We have 4 girls - I wouldn't know what to do with 5 boys. I think they would all kill each other in this tiny house with tiny yard. :001_huh: Not enough physical work around here to keep 5 boys occupied and happy. I'll revisit this question in 6 years when we will have 4 girls who are (almost) all teens at the same time (they'll be 19, 17, 14, and 12). I should be going through menopause just about then. Should be fun. :lol::svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredmommyof8 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Boys. Definitely boys. :iagree: Our boys have been soooooo much easier. All the female hormones in our house right now make me nutty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I would much rather have my 5 boys than 5 daughters. I'm a pretty good boy Mom. I do not think I'd be a good girl Mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 boys boys boys! Goodness. I'm definitely a mom of boys at heart. I love my girls, but give me boys any day. BTW, I'm talking for little kids rather than teenagers. Girls are just HARD from early on, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphina Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 As a mother of 4 boys and one lovely daughter I would say boys any day over girls. I already have two teenage sons and one nearly preteen daughter. Oh the drama from her...it's quite difficult. Plus I remember being a teenager, I know what is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 5 teenage boys. They eat like horses but their hormones don't make them turn into fire breathing dragons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have 7 boys and 3 girls. Boys. Definitely boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FaithManor Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Uhmm....well, dd was a piece of cake to raise. The boys are busy and eat us out of house and home. Our honorary daughter, dd's best friend who is more our girl than her family's, was easy too. We have three boys, 14, (13 next week) and 11. I am worn out feeding them. Today they asked what was for lunch and I was stumped...truly, deeply stumped. I wanted to run screaming from the house like a crazed lunatic. As fast as food comes in, it goes into their stomachs. The youngest believes every meal should have at least five courses...I believe he should never marry! If there were five of them, someone would be eating dirt. :lol: Additionally, I am certain I would run away from home, go to grad school in a foreign country, and just send birthday cards. Dh could burn the house down after the last one left - six males living alone sans maid service = house worthy of condemning. Oh, and the dd's never, I mean never, went through three shoes sizes in six months! Never! I never had to buy a new winter coat MID-SEASON or boots for dd (honorary daughter's parents provided all her clothing). They never came home from church and decided to stain door casings while wearing their best shoes, best pants, best shirts...They never rode their bikes into oblivion in one summer, never ran over the garden hose with the mower, never decided to use tracing paper and felt markers ON TOP OF A PIECE OF MY BEST QUILT FABRIC! And, And........it was not rocket science to teach them to wash a plate properly! So, I'm voting girls here. Maybe we didn't have that girl drama stuff everyone talks about because honorary dd wasn't here full-time (school weeks and summers with us, weekends and holidays with her family) and dd was homeschooled... the two of them provided each other with most of the girly, girl companionship that teenage females seek. Therefore, I might be jaded. But, from my skewed perspective, definitely, definitively, absolutely GIRLS! :D Faith - who is rebelling against cooking and told dh to bring home pizza or he and the male minions can starve while I hide in the bedroom with a nice chef salad, hot toddy (hint of rum), and the last brownie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Five girls. I love my boys, and I'm happy to have them. But, if I had to choose, it would be five girls. Thinking long-term, I've read studies indicating that the presence of daughters is a key factor in how close siblings are (and apparently you only need one daughter to get that effect, but that's not relevant to this poll). Five daughters would likely be closer, as adults, than five boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Boys! No weddings to pay for. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hmmm.... Love 'em both, but my boys seem easier. Just fewer clashing hormones with mom, kwim? I think that no matter what the gender, it is easier if all the kids are the same. I think the most mentally exhausting demand for me many days is just switch-flipping between thinking like a girl and trying to think like a boy. I've often thought it would be nice to stay in one mode all day! Plus the practical ramifications - same clothing needs, similar activites, similar interests, etc. I know they will vary by individual, but we run like crazy with having both a boy scout and an AHG girl. It'd be easier if they were in the same Troop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'd take 5 of each. :D For realzies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Honestly, I really don't think it matters as far as boys vs. girls. I think it's a personality thing. I have two girls and one on the way. I come from a family of three girls. I have all girls as cousins. I don't know enough about a boy enough to even vote LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 i have four girls. its best if that's what i want.... if i had four boys, then that's what i'd want, too.... because..... i'm happiest when i want what i already have :001_smile::001_smile: catch the joy... ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have a boy and a girl. My boy is WAY easier than my girl. 5 of either sounds a little too crazy for this house though! Would have taken one more of either for a long time, but we're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well, I have five girls and that is working out for me so far so I would have to say girls. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I recently watched Fiddler on the Roof, and the father had 5 girls. Would you rather have 5 teenage boys, or 5 teenage girls? 5 teenaged boys, but would rather have 5 toddler daughters! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I've thought about raising girls and studied and pondered women's issues my whole life. So glad I had one. Would have liked to have had more. I would have gladly welcomed either one, but if I had to pick, it would be girls, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevilla Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 For the sake of sibling relationships? I'd choose 5 boys over 5 girls (less conflict, tighter bonds). For the sake of extended family closeness into adulthood? I'd choose 5 girls. Every guy I know spends significantly more time with his in-laws than his own family. For the lack of drama? I'd go with 5 boys over 5 girls any day. For crazier parenting stories to tell in my old age? 5 boys for sure :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Some of us DO have 5 boys, lol. I think boys are pretty easy compared to girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I haven't read the thread, but my answer is girls. We are raising 7 of them and 2 boys. Seriously, the boys are about to do me in. Where do they get all of that energy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have 2 boys and 2 girls. I would take 5 teenage boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterfliesandBooks Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 My 2 girls are much easier than my 1 boy...so I vote for girls! lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenjenn Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Before I had kids, I would have said boys. Now I have two girls, and I'd have to say girls because I love mine so much. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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