do you have or know anyone who has 3 boys?

[belleandbete]

Please tell me nice things about life with three boys, either your own, or a family you know- especially anyone who knows a family like that who are now grown up and still get on well. I need to hear some happy, encouraging stories as I"m feeling quite down about never having a DD.

(if you have awful stories feel free to share those too, I guess- need a realistic picture!)

thank you!

On YouTube you can watch Ellie and Jared and Emily Norris. They are family vloggers that both have 3 boys 😊

I have two boys and I think 3 would be amazing, but I can’t have more children (doesn’t stop me day dreaming names for my imaginary 3rd son!)
There is a mum on the school run with 3 boys and they are such lovely little fellas.

The wrestling drives me mad ANd I can’t even imagine what it would be like to wear out 3 of them!
Do you have friends with just boys?
I have friends with just boys, in different areas of my life, and we do have great fun laughing about being a “mum of boys”. My sister in law bought me a “Raising boys” sweatshirt for Xmas that I love.

Anyone who expresses sympathy is shot down, my boys are amazing and I am sure your 3 are too. All those cuddles!

I have 4 boys aged teens to mid twenties. They are fab.
I also used to get a lot of negativity, it's so silly and very much people playing to stereotypes of 'boys behaviour'.

All my boys are very different individuals. When younger they did used to fight and squabble and it drove me mad. However, my sister and I fought non stop growing up but are close now.

Only my youngest is at home at the moment and I see his face light up when his brothers are home.
Be open and honest with your boys as they grow. Talk about everything and anything.
Lots of board ganes and talking at the dinner table have helped us be close.
Enjoy your boys, I bet they are fabulous.

My Dad's late partner had 4 grown up boys. I think they were quite a handful growing up, but they are so close now. They see each other regularly, they meet for days out, evenings in, partners and kids are all involved and they have a really special relationship.

3 boys here. I find it really hard not having a DD. Reading these comments is positive.

Bizarrely, I know 6 families - through school and other groups, who have 3 boys!! I also know one with 4 boys and one with 5!
Absolutely lovely, every last one! Though the one with 5 gives me palpitations!
Of course there are fights but no more or less than the families I know with 3 girls or a mixture. And the fights seem a lot simpler and a lot more easily and quickly resolved on the whole. I have 2 boys and it baffles me when people hanker after girls as I wouldn't change our family dynamic for the world. I never really wanted a girl though!.

Pity? People are mad!
I know 2 families with 3 boys and 2 with 4 boys. The parents are very proud of their children and couldn't love them more.
I have one boy and 2 girls. I love them to bits, but in my very limited experience, having a boy/ girls makes no difference to how hard/ easy they are, or their sibling bond.
Your 3 boys are so lucky to have each other.

Loved raising 3 boys, also loved raising my daughter who's definitely more complex. Mine are aged between 20 and 26 and are very close. They all still need their mummy occasionally!

I know some lovely three-boy families.

I would give my right arm for one boy; three would be such a dream!

My friend’s husband is the youngest of 3 boys, all in their 40s and 50s now. They are all very different and don’t really have anything in common. They meet up once or twice a year, rarely all 3 together, but more of a duty really. Apparently their mother wanted 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, when the third boy popped out she gave up

My dad is one of three 'boys', one of his brothers has three boys too, the boys' mum says she would not have known what to do with a girl.

Dad his brothers and their wives (my mum passed away) go on holiday together on a semi regular basis.

My cousins, two shared a flat until one married, the youngest is married and became a da last year, both brothers are involved with their nephew and they all now live in the same town, not the one they were brought up in.

OP, I have 2 boys and would have gone for a third but I really wanted a daughter so wasnt prepared to do it.

I think its normal to feel like this but would say that my boys... I just adore them, they get on well, and am happy with 2..

I nanny for a family with three boys and I adore them as do their parents. I have nannied long term for families with girls too and it's a different dynamic but you're not necessarily missing out. I personally love having boys. And out of three you'll have three different personalities!

I know quite a few people with 3 boys and one family with 5. The mum is desperate for a girl and the youngest two boys are often sporting pink frilly hair accessories so that the mum gets a chance at doing girly things All boys in question are lovely btw. I know quite a few families with 3 girls too and the pity party is on them to have a boy, so it works both ways.

I’d far rather have 3 boys than 3 girls. I’ve got 1 girl, I worship her but my boys are far easier and far simpler. My BIL is one of 3 boys and I know lots of 3 boy families. The only issue is splitting yourself 3 ways when they all have a football match at the same time on the same day but in different places

I know a few. I have 4 brothers and so does DH. He also has a sister but she's lived abroad since she was 18 so it's always just been the brothers. All the brothers get on well, I think one of DHs brothers was a bit wild and caused a lot of problems with the rest of them when they were young but all is well now. My brothers always got on well and still do.

My niece has 3 but a gap of 10 years between oldest and youngest, interestingly, those two share the same interests so probably get on better than either do with middle son but nothing too drastic. Niece's cousin has 4 boys, i don't know them well but the boys all seem lovely.

I have 2 myself and no DD, I'm fine with that, boys are just as diverse in personality as girls. You might have a girl that wants nothing to do with you.

I have three boys. I've never had any negative comments and life with them is great. They all get in really well and look out for each other.

My family is packed with boys I should have realised thats what I'd have!

My cousins are mostly boys there are of them in one family two in another. My aunties house was amazing, relaxed, happy, the lads were lovely to play with when we were all small and turned into decent men. Lovely pic of their little mum my auntie at Xmas one year with the three of them and it was such a lovely pic she was beaming so broadly. She had them fairly young and remarried in her 30s and I remember her telling my mum she was done with babies and it was her turn to have some fun so I don't think she had any lingering regrets!

I hoped for a daughter when pregnant the first time but I've got two boys and even if I had a cast iron guarantee that the next would be a girl I'd not bother now. Of course girls are fab but I'm happy enough with my lovely children, they're interesting funny loving people and I can't imagine how life would be any better otherwise. I am looking forward to being the little mum with my two six footers. The 12 year olds already taller than me!

I have 3 boys 21,16 and 13 and love it. When they’re all home together I l’m at my happiest but it can be a noisy household at times, I do miss the hugs and physical contact now as they were all cuddly babies and young children but that all stopped when they got to about 11. I still tease my youngest about it as he used to tell me, “ I won’t be like those big boys mum, I’ll always give you hugs and kisses”! I never found out what sex any of them were before they were born as it didn’t matter to me although everyone thought I’d be disappointed that the last one wasn’t a girl!

My other half is one of three boys. I think my MIL has a better relationship with her three DIL’s because of it. There’s no comparisons to be drawn between us and a daughter. I think she is more motivated to be friendly with us than the a lot of other MIL’s I know.
In short, it may keep you in line and prevent you from becoming a ‘Mumsnet MIL’ in your old age

My DH is one of three boys. They're a very close family (closer than my family which is three girls, one boy). I always wanted a girl but seeing my husbands family I realised it's not about the sex of the baby at all, it's so much more than that.

My friend has 3 teenage boys, she's got a female cat! She does wonder what life would be like but seems to have "adopted" my dd

Oh, I wish I had 3 boys I have only 2

At primary age, my friends with girls could be a bit smug about their Christmas crafting, calm behaviour whilst my boys were breaking arms falling out of trees, tearing the curtains down (who St trying to climb them) and endless nerf gun battles.

At secondary, the tables have turned and it has become tougher for parents of girls. This may just be in my friendship group though?

My teen boys are good fun and I enjoy spending time with them.

My DH is one of 3 boys and they are very close

Lucky you to have 3 boys. Boys tend to have a straightforward relationship with their mum imo (you think they are great, they think you are great), I once read a psychologist saying the mother-son relationship is the easiest, followed by father-daughter, father-son, and mother-daughter is the trickiest who knows that may all be bollocks though

OP you are missing something in your life but it may not be a daughter. Ask yourself what you are looking for in an imaginary daughter - is it close friendship, long chats... etc etc? Can you find other ways to meet those needs? Do you just feel drained by the demands of having 3 sons?
I have 3 boys and sometimes people make silly comments. Ignore ignore ignore. They’re just jealous

My mum passed away before I was 35. I think I wanted that female connection with someone. DM or DD. ☹️