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to have various different reasons for wanting to punch in the face mothers of boys who...

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scatteredbraincells · 21/09/2010 10:40

...keep going on about how difficult life is for a parent of boys and how lucky I am to have a girl and I couldn't possibly understand...

Reason 1: I HATE competitive misery... who's life is harder than everyone else's, who wakes up more at night, who's kids beat each other up more etc etc etc

Reason 2: It irritates me beyond belief when people assume they know anything about a child's character and behaviour merely by tis gender. What morons would expect them to be like is totally irrelevant to what they really are like. My son played with dolls houses until he was 9 and my daughter recorded a fart tape at 10, thinkin it's hillarious, both of which are opposed to what little ladies and little men should behave like (boak)

Reason 3: without trying to be dramatic, I find it pretty ungrateful toward life to have two or three healthy happy children that you can afford to clothe, feed and educate and complain about their gender. But then the complaining is not really complaining, it's a disgustingly obvious way to seek some sort of parenting medal, related to reason no.1

And I'm sick to the back teeth of being told that at least their children will be friends all their lives because they're all boys, while my poor children don't have any siblings to relate to!!!!!!!

I know I would BU to actually punch any of them in the face, but AIBU to want to? At least the one who told me that I'm very licky to have a girl, they're angels!!!! Confused You'd think that she's never been a teenager herself

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rantyknickers · 21/09/2010 14:48

I have learnt a new word today - I thank you Grin

hmc · 21/09/2010 14:49

All I can say is thank god I have both - so I don't have to put up with inanities from MothersOfSoloSexes of either brand!

hmc · 21/09/2010 14:51

I should add from some MothersOfSoloSexes

scatteredbraincells · 21/09/2010 14:59

hcm, I too have both sexes, but apparently that's not enough. I should have TWO OR MORE BOYS to really understand how hard parenting can be Hmm

Deborah, i do regularly run around the streets punching people. So, yes, good job you don't know me in RL. Another reason people wouldn't want to know me in RL is that I deal with my streaming nose by sucking its contents and have beans for breakfast, with the expected consequences. Grin

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scatteredbraincells · 21/09/2010 15:00

is there no space for poetic license in MN anymore? Shame, I'm such a creative person Sad

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proudnglad · 21/09/2010 15:46

Scattered may I suggest anger management to ease your creative and poetic soul?

jellybeans · 21/09/2010 15:48

I have both and am in the camp that is just greatful for living children. Both are equally hard and equally lovely.

Lizzylou · 21/09/2010 15:57

I have 2 boys, I am sure I would be equally as ineffective a parent with one of each or two girls.

Never had any comments like you've heard, Op. Do they put something in the water near you that causes footinmouthitis???

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