Mums with one daughter

Weird that you think they are all good looking.

I have 2 DD's.... So surely by your logic I must be doubly good looking, doubly independant and have a doubly close relationship with mine?
Sounds like bollocks to me. IMO, when you've met one parent and child, you've met one parent and child.

Honestly, no. I’m trying to think of all the mothers to an only daughter I know and they’re a very random mix… much like, other parents.

Happily most I know are pretty (or very) close to their daughters so far.

I know a few mothers of 1 DS that fit the description, I thought it was more the impact of having only 1 dc eg less frazzled!

Both my sisters have one DD. One's neurotic and the other holds her daughter to a higher standard than her sons. Love them to death but beyond being pretty, neither fit your description.

I have 1 dd, one of my sisters has 1 dd and another has 1 ds

All the kids are strong, independent, thoughtful, kind and very close to us as their parents.

We are all strong, independent women as we were brought up by a very strong woman.

I wouldn't say we're all good looking, but we all take care of ourselves.

My DD is nearly 15 and we have a lovely relationship, very open and can talk about anything and everything, like to go to the theatre, same sense of humour etc.

She has a great relationship with DH (her dad) too. We couldn't be prouder of the young adult she is turning out to be.

We all have a great relationship with our mum too and are close.

We don't all live in each others pockets, but we do keep in contact daily on WhatsApp chats etc.

I think the evidence of this thread is that there isn't one set of rules of how mums with 1 daughter are. Everyone's different.

We don't look anything like each other. We have very different ideas about most things. I love her to bits and would do anything for her, but we don't have the same closeness that she has with her DF.

I am an only daughter and I have an only daughter. Definitely not good looking but yes I’d say strong and confident and my DD is growing up the same way.

I very much resonate with the experience of @ReturnOfTheRainMac. Having my own daughter has made me less close with my mother as I realise I don’t want to parent the way she did. I am close with my daughter but not in a smothering way. She’s her own person and I’m happy about that.

This thread has made me reflect on the fact that I hardly know anyone who only has one daughter. For whatever reason the majority of my friends and family have 3 DC and all of them either have 2G1B or 3B.

Strong, independent, good looking... Yup, that's definitely me 🙋‍♀️

(Nb, that was sarcasm)

I’m a lone parent with one DD. Lost 2 other babies that could have been any gender. I am a strong woman because I've had to be due to a long background of horrendous abuse. (I have CPTSD).
I was forced to be completely independent after a certain point a couple of years ago. I take care of my appearance if I have to leave the house. If I don’t need to, I wallow at home.
I always wanted a big family so I've filled it with pets instead. 7 cats, 2 rabbits, 2 guinea pigs, 2 ferrets, 8 mice. They keep me busy day to day.
DD and I have a strong bond most of the time (ND explosive preteen)
If I’m having a very rare night out to myself then it's all me, dressed to the nines. Happens about once every two years or so.
More to your point though, I wouldn’t know wtf to do with a boy child, though I always wanted one. All of the kids in our family are female!

Two I know , complete opposite of close.

Eek l have a dd and am trying to raise her to be self sufficient.
Good looking? Not so much lol

The only woman i know that has only one daughter is my sister, she is attractive, strong and very independent but they don't have a great relationship, they are definitely not close. Most women I know don't seem to get on well with their eldest dd, but they don't fit the criteria as they have other dc.

My experience is of a mother who is unhealthily attached to me to the extent that any relationship with anyone else sparks jealousy. I hate it. I’d give anything not to have what outsiders might see as a strong bond but I experience as handcuffs. She on the other hand thinks we have a great relationship and would describe us just as the OP does. You might see me and think I’m strong and independent and I am - because I’ve had to be to survive. So what you perceive might actually be a million miles from the truth for at least one of the people involved.

I have 1 DS and socialise with a lot of mums with just 1 DD / DS. Some Mums of only daughters definitely try to use their child as an accessory / mini me. But on the whole I do think we tend to be the same. The strength people see is probably misogyny - mothers are more ‘visible’ when a daughter is successful / strong while dad’s tend to get the credit for sons. In reality it’s probably the opposite - Dads tend to have more influence in daughters lives and mothers in sons.

I have a boy and a girl so not your target but I have found having a girl has driven me much closer to the brink of insanity that having a boy even though he never slept and was the fussiest eater ever.

However this could be absolutely nothing to do with them being male or female and more to do with personality type / birth order / experience efc.

Dd and I have a strong bond but we don't live in each others pockets and we disagree on many things we just choose to not discuss it she comes "home" often travelling 3 hours plus on public transport

my friend had one dd she left home to live with her nan she won't see her mum unless she wants something never spent a night under her mother's roof since she left when she was 12

Couldn't be more opposite experience

I always think mums of 1 DD are posh and put together 😆 the ones I know are stylish and groomed! Not crazy x

For them all to be good looking would be a huge coincidence.

I have one daughter and agree with you mostly. I’m definitely strong as we had six miscarriages before her, but good looking! Nope no way.

I'll take your description 😁😁😁 x

Definitely true 😆

DD and I very close. I think we have telepathy. I can read her whereas DH can’t as much (they have a lovely bond too).

There's a popular meme that mums with one son are sexy and the ones with daughters are crazy.