Ordrering children's names by age or sex. Does it matter?

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MamaChocoholic · 25/06/2012 11:38

We have three children: ds1, dd, ds2.

DP would say "ds1, ds2 and dd".

dd and ds2 are twins, dd the elder by 6 minutes. I order the children strictly by age, dp claims to do the same, but obviously doesn't, as she always puts the boys first. She says I'm silly to even notice.

I don't want dd to always come third in the list because I don't want her to get the message boys always come first. Am I over thinking this?

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BertieBotts · 25/06/2012 11:43

It's probably different with twins though, I think because they're born at the same time it could go either way and I'd stick with whichever way the names sounded best together. If DD was the youngest she'd probably be last anyway and it wouldn't make a difference.

BertieBotts · 25/06/2012 11:41

I would always do it by age, although it's hypothetical as I only have one child.

To do it any other way would seem deliberate, I think.

Surely it evolves naturally anyway, like this:

"Oh I have a son, Harry."

Once the second is born:
"I have two children; Harry and Sally."

Once the third is born:
"I have three children, Harry, Sally and Tom."

The youngest just kind of tags onto the end of the list of the others.

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