@blueberry23
What a strange thread. I have to agree with quite a few posters on here, there are some ridiculous stereotypes and assumptions on here. Like only boys can get dirty and play outside, boys have fewer emotions, and boys are much closer to their mums than girls!!! (All absolute bollox.)
As a previous poster said, just wait until your son is married. Wait until you're a mother-in-law. There's a strong chance that you'll find that your precious son who is 'so close to his mum' suddenly becomes closer to his wife's mum, and your grandchildren will be a bit closer to his wife's mum as well - and his wife's dad.. Most of the time (not always but most of the time,) the grandchildren are closer to the maternal grandparents... (than the paternal ones.) And your son and his wife will spend more time with HER parents than they will with you. Seen it happen soooo many times.
All this absolute hogwash about 'girls must wear pink,' 'girls can't get dirty,' and 'girls are fluffy and emotional,' is so harmful and stereotypical and ridiculous. It's harmful because it projects an image to girls that there are limits to what they are allowed to do.
I was fuming the other week when I saw boys (blue, and black) t-shirts in a supermarket, with 'be bold, be brave' on them, and other boys t-shirts with pictures of rockets, and planets. Whilst the girls (pink!) t-shirts had 'BE KIND' and 'BE SWEET' emblazoned across them, with pictures of fucking fluffy bunnies and unicorns.
My daughter (late 20s now,) has always absolutely loved video gaming and science/ space/ astronomy etc. And she used to love exploring the woods with her friends (male AND female,) and skateboarding, and climbing trees. My lovely niece (early 20s,) absolutely loves gardening and flowers and nature and hedgehogs and birds, and she loves to play golf too! So neither one fits the silly girly fluffy pink shite image.
There is a very strong sense of 'methinks the lady doth protest too much' on here... Although I'm sure some people are perfectly happy to have boys, when there is gender disappointment, (on these forums and similar ones,) it is almost always when it's a boy.
I don't think I've ever known anybody in real life, who has had a girl, and been disappointed. I know a few people with multiple girls. A few have 3 or 4. Not ONE wishes they had a son. I also know a few people with multiple boys - (between 2 and 5 boys,) and every one of them cried and was very low and depressed for a number of months, when they had 1 or 2 boys already, and they had yet ANOTHER boy.
I don't give a shiny shite if people LOVE having boys/sons, but to make a thread about it is very odd. It's like the 'I just LOVE being single' threads. Seems like they are trying to convince themselves - and everyone else, that they are soooooo happy with their lot! The fact they come to a major chat forum to express how amazingly happy they are to be single (or have only sons and no daughters,) tells a different tale ... As I said 'methinks the lady doth protest too much............. 