FaithManor Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 My girl is allllll grown up and independent. I'm left with all males in this house and sometimes, it is lonely. Three boys, one male father of said offspring, and only two females...there is a total testosterone imbalance and then add to that dd being gone, I'm flooded with maleness! :D Anyway, while we are celebrating families of all shapes, sizes, and compositions, I thought I'd make a shout to families such as my own! Family - regardless of how many, how few, what gender, age, order, .....it's a wonderful thing! :001_smile: Faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 We HAD three boys and one girl..........until the twins were born:) Now, it's five boys and one girl. The girl is gone (for the most part) so it's back to me and the boys:) Good thing I like boys:tongue_smilie:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon37127 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Same here- 3 sons, 1 daughter. It's amazing how she be such a girly girl and at the same time run with the guys. She carried match box cars in a frilly little girl purse for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Hmmm...I was the girl w/3 brothers, does that count? :lol: ds, dd, ds, dd, ds...Nope, I don't fit that pattern. :tongue_smilie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Dang it! One girl too many! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Hmmm...I was the girl w/3 brothers, does that count? :lol:ds, dd, ds, dd, ds...Nope, I don't fit that pattern. :tongue_smilie: I was the girl with three brothers for 7 years. Then my mom added a second branch to the family :tongue_smilie:. I've got 2 boys and 1 girl. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniper Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Woo hoo! That is me! 3 boys and 1 girl. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 I was the girl with three brothers for 7 years. Then my mom added a second branch to the family :tongue_smilie:. I've got 2 boys and 1 girl. Does that count? As long as your home is in a double/triple or more testosterone imbalance or greater (can include that male that produced said offspring), then your in the club! :lol: Faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) I never expected that I would fall into this category, not with having a girl first. But here I am, with my daughter and her three little brothers, and having a houseful of boys is way more fun than I ever anticipated! For those of you who have just one girl (or if you had one girl for a good many years before adding another girl), what are ways you helped to mitigate the "I don't have a sister" issues? In one sense, DD is kind of lucky -- she's guaranteed her own room, she is always the oldest/first to do things, she's Daddy's princess, my helper, Grandmom takes her shopping and there's no jealousy that *she* got to go, etc. But in another sense, I know she feels sad about not having a sister, and the reality is that she may never have one, and she just may not ever get to have that kind of relationship, and I feel a little sad for her (especially since the boys very much get to have that special Brothers relationship). Even if she gets a sister, there will still be at least 11 years between them. I have two younger brothers myself and then a sister; she's almost 9 years younger than I am. I adore her, and we are close, but we've also never really been in the same life stage (like, my brothers were each other's best men at their weddings, but my sister was too young to be my maid of honor at mine), so I understand, a bit, how it is for my DD when she looks at how her brothers relate to each other. But I do have a sister, so I can't fully understand what it's like to be the only girl. Sure, she'll probably acquire sisters-in-law, and being the only girl has its advantages, but there is still something not there, and she's sometimes sad about it. Edited August 23, 2012 by happypamama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiller Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 As long as your home is in a double/triple or more testosterone imbalance or greater (can include that male that produced said offspring), then your in the club! :lol: Faith Then count me in too! My dd has left the house and I'm left with 2 teen boys, the 'male that produced said offspring', AND a male dog. My dd recently visited for 10 days and it was soooooo sweet to have another female in the house. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I'm the oldest and have three younger brothers. Now I have three little boys. One girl and three boys has been a way of life for me for a long time. At least when I still lived at home I had my mom. Now it's me, my DH, our three boys, and a male cat. There are advantages to being the only girl, but it can get lonely at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 3 boys and a girl here too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb44 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 We fit here! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I never expected that I would fall into this category, not with having a girl first. But here I am, with my daughter and her three little brothers, and having a houseful of boys is way more fun than I ever anticipated! For those of you who have just one girl (or if you had one girl for a good many years before adding another girl), what are ways you helped to mitigate the "I don't have a sister" issues? In one sense, DD is kind of lucky -- she's guaranteed her own room, she is always the oldest/first to do things, she's Daddy's princess, my helper, Grandmom takes her shopping and there's no jealousy that *she* got to go, etc. But in another sense, I know she feels sad about not having a sister, and the reality is that she may never have one, and she just may not ever get to have that kind of relationship, and I feel a little sad for her (especially since the boys very much get to have that special Brothers relationship). Even if she gets a sister, there will still be at least 11 years between them. I have two younger brothers myself and then a sister; she's almost 9 years younger than I am. I adore her, and we are close, but we've also never really been in the same life stage (like, my brothers were each other's best men at their weddings, but my sister was too young to be my maid of honor at mine), so I understand, a bit, how it is for my DD when she looks at how her brothers relate to each other. But I do have a sister, so I can't fully understand what it's like to be the only girl. Sure, she'll probably acquire sisters-in-law, and being the only girl has its advantages, but there is still something not there, and she's sometimes sad about it. I know my dd wished for a little sister at times. Until she reached high school age and saw how "catty" some girls can be and some sisters really don't get along well at all. She now has 2 sister in laws whom she loves and they love her and we all get along just fine;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) Since OP said double/triple, then we qualify! 2 boys, dh, 1 male cat and just me here!!! Way too much testosterone on some days! I am so excited that we just adopted 2 female cats... I'm not alone anymore (sort of! :D)! Edited August 23, 2012 by jenL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I know my dd wished for a little sister at times. Until she reached high school age and saw how "catty" some girls can be and some sisters really don't get along well at all. She now has 2 sister in laws whom she loves and they love her and we all get along just fine;). LOL, yes, DD and I have talked about that some. And I know she's glad not to have the drama issues that can accompany girls. But I know she's still not-so-secretly hoping for a sister, someday. :) Maybe one of her brothers will marry a woman with no sisters, or maybe DD's husband will have only one sister, and maybe that will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Hey, that's me. I'm in the mob (mom of boys) and baby girl club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Mom Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yeah, I'm a match! We have three boys and a baby girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 We have 3 boys followed by a girl here. My MIL had 4 boys and our daughter is the first granddaughter. Love having my girl but glad I only have one. Sometimes she says that she wishes she had a sister but then I remind her that a sister would get to join us on our girls only days and that she would have to share a bathroom with her. She says she is fine not having one- her and our neighbor girl pretend like they are sisters. We would have loved to have more children but I had complications with her pregnancy. After 4 years of dealing with multiple issues, I had to have a hysterectomy. I know that someday I will have DILs to treat as daughters and Kathryn will have here sisters that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue in WI Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I qualify! We definitely get a bit overwhelmed by all the males here. They can get a bit wild and loud at times.:lol: dd absolutely adores her brothers, but will scold them when they get too crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 We have 3 boys followed by a girl here. My MIL had 4 boys and our daughter is the first granddaughter. Love having my girl but glad I only have one. Sometimes she says that she wishes she had a sister but then I remind her that a sister would get to join us on our girls only days and that she would have to share a bathroom with her. She says she is fine not having one- her and our neighbor girl pretend like they are sisters. We would have loved to have more children but I had complications with her pregnancy. After 4 years of dealing with multiple issues, I had to have a hysterectomy. I know that someday I will have DILs to treat as daughters and Kathryn will have here sisters that way. My daughter does also. She use to cry how lonely her heart is without a sister. I kind of feel sad for her but take advantage of having a daughter to do the girly things with. I don't think the boys would have enjoyed tea parties and American Girl Dolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 There are days that I'm sad knowing I'll never have a dd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjselmk Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I'm here too! My oldest is a girl, then three boys in a row. We're all expecting the new baby to be a boy just because it seems to be the norm now, but who knows? My daughter is 16 and has always longed for a sister, although she adores her little brothers (mostly:)). She has grand girly plans for this little one though if she finally gets her wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Count me in...My oldest is the girl followed by 3 boys. DD is still begging for a sister, and I would love to have another, but DH thinks we are probably done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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