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What’s it like having just 2 sons?

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Fizzydrank · 15/06/2021 23:31

(Or more) ❤️

Expecting my second boy, and wondering what it’ll be like. I know every human is completely unique but really curious to hear about your feelings towards having 2 sons 🥰

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Lemonades · 15/06/2021 23:39

It's really wonderful! My boys get along, I am very lucky! What's the age gap for your two?

Cowbells · 15/06/2021 23:43

I love it. I've always loved it. They get along even though they are so different. They are (generally) easy going, very active, funny, interesting and i have learned so much from them and their interests.

CiaoForNiao · 15/06/2021 23:48

Wonderful. My boys are amazing. I can't imagine not having 2 boys.

But then mums of only boys don't know any different. Being a mum of only girls, or boys and girls might be better. It might not. We don't know.

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Toffeewhirl · 15/06/2021 23:51

I love having two sons. They are best friends and spend a lot of time together. I often hear them chatting and laughing. They have an incredibly close bond.

ThiagoSilvasToe · 15/06/2021 23:53

I don't know any different, but it's amazing. I love having sons.

ZenNudist · 15/06/2021 23:53

I love being mum to 2 boys. I can't imagine dealing with girls. They often fight and they are very loud but that's just my children. They are very affectionate and caring.

I could go on but its just their personality. Your two will be unique and lovely.

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Fizzydrank · 15/06/2021 23:57

@Lemonades

It's really wonderful! My boys get along, I am very lucky! What's the age gap for your two?
My eldest will be just about to turn 2 when the second arrives! 🥰
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DramaAlpaca · 15/06/2021 23:58

I have three of the little darlings Wink, all grown up now. They are wonderful and I wouldn't change a thing. I've always loved having sons, never had any particular desire to have a girl but really wanted at least one boy. Having three of them has been the best thing ever and I'm so proud to be their mum. God that sounds soppy, but I mean every word.

Thistles24 · 16/06/2021 00:05

Each amazing in their own way. 1&2 don’t always get on- I could never claim they’re best friends, but hope in the future they will be closer. They couldn’t be more different, one is quiet and sporty, one loud and creative- honestly, beyond DNA they don’t have much in common at all. Both adore DS3 though, and the feeling is mutual. I think the bigger age gap helps a lot. 1&2 are always competing over everything, where 3 is too young to be considered a true competitor.

DogFacedWoman · 16/06/2021 00:12

My 2 sons got on really well, one is 2 years older than the other. Then a sister popped into the equation 4 years later and they started fighting over her attention once she got to 3/4 years old.
They are all adults now with their own kids but the boys were never the same until they grew up.

Thursa · 16/06/2021 04:21

It’s brilliant! My boys are 21 months apart and they’ve always been the best of friends.

Marty13 · 16/06/2021 04:33

My boys are 19 months apart and going through a jealous phase (normal I think at their age, 2.5 and 1). But they've recently begun playing together now and then and it's so cute. My eldest is so cute when he explains something to his brother. Having two boys is amazing ! I'm looking forward to them hopefully sharing similar interests.

Eminybob · 16/06/2021 07:02

I have 2 boys and it’s great. We have a bigger gap (4.5 years). They are like chalk and cheese personality wise, but they love each other very much and play together well now the little one is a bit older.

And I don’t think you are going to get any other responses other than positive, because everyone loves their dc regardless of sex/combination of sexes and have no other frame of reference.

Foreverbaffled · 16/06/2021 07:04

I'm loving it! They utterly adore each other. Not sure if that's because they are both boys but seeing them together makes me melt. Couldn't be happier.

GraciousPiglet · 16/06/2021 07:05

I have boys 3 years apart. It's wonderful.

They are loud, bouncy, boisterous and incredibly loving and fun.

The adore each other, despite being very different in so many ways.

Wouldn't have it any other way. They are now 7/4

Thisusedtobeaniceneighbourhood · 16/06/2021 07:07

I have two boys, 23 months apart, who are now 7&5. They have a really lovely relationship. They do fight, far more than I would like, but they have a really deep love for one another too. They play together, share things, sometimes I will leave them in front of the telly and find a wriggling mass of tangled small boy. But gosh do they fight!

MarmaladeToastAndAMarmaladeCat · 16/06/2021 07:08

I love it, my 2 are 18 months apart and they have always been so close. It’s really lovely now the little one is 2.5 and talking properly I can hear them have little conversations with each other. They are lost without each other if one of them is not there, they are just best friends and have been since day 1. We have the odd scuffle over toys though! Love having 2 boys.

WhatAWasteOfOranges · 16/06/2021 07:10

If I’m honest I was secretly hoping for a girl second time around but had a boy and it was just meant to be. Couldn’t feel luckier to have two boys... the best of friends! Congratulations!

Standrewsschool · 16/06/2021 07:11

Lovely. Lots of fun. My DS are similar age gap to yours.

DonLewis · 16/06/2021 07:11

It can be smelly! Don't buy lynx.

Roselilly36 · 16/06/2021 07:25

I have two DS1 20, DS2 18, 21 mth gap between them. Really happy having two boys, been a total joy. They are really close brothers & best friends, complete opposites in personality so that probably helps.

Congrats OP, I am sure you will love being a mum to two sons, good luck with your pregnancy Flowers

weegiepower · 16/06/2021 07:29

I know no different but it's wonderful. I've never had any desire to have a girl since having 2 boys. They play together so well, best of friends, sweet and kind together. They are both so loving and sweet in general. They're just over 2 years apart. I wouldn't change anything about having 2 sons!

BogRollBOGOF · 16/06/2021 07:38

Mine are 8 & 10

They'll snuggle up together on the sofa playing minecraft for hours (until one does something irritating and the other whacks him...)

They have a large overlap of interest but DS2 is more gregarious. It's like living with Tigger.Grin

The more boys are around, the livlier they get!

The worst bit is trying to maintain a pleasant toilet... dyspraxia in the equation doesn't help with this.

BertieBotts · 16/06/2021 07:39

Nice! :) I don't know what it's like to have girls. I was a bit worried boys would be all sports and dinosaurs and mud and shooting games. We do have video game obsession with the eldest, but other than this he is not sporty (does skate a bit) and more emo/geeky/interested in tech and science than that kind of stuff. I think they follow your interests a bit as well. DH and I aren't sporty and don't go in for any of the "macho" stuff.

I don't really think of them as "boys" they are just my children and they are lovely. They are boys physically of course, but apart from potty training and what clothes I could buy, I don't feel like it's made any difference to anything.

MariLwyd · 16/06/2021 07:41

Chaos! I’ve got a 5.5 year age gap though and think it would have been much easier with a smaller age gap, they’re just at such completely different stages with such different needs. Both wonderful though!