To be so bloody happy to have another BOY on the way

[blueberry23]

Lighthearted thread

But I see so many threads with gender disappointment towards having a boy

My reasons for being over the moon for DS#2 in my tummy....,,

I will remain queen of my house (bar the dogs!)
Boys adore their mummies
Less emotions to manage
Less pink and glitter hopefully 🤣
Brothers
Dirty knees and climbing trees and rough and tumble

I'm just here for it all

What are your reasons if you love being a boy mum like me?

I don't think that there are less emotions to manage. Just girls usually are better at communicating emotions. And I don't think that's is a stereotype.

But congrats on your baby boy.

Wait until they get married and you become the MIL. The horror stories I’ve read on hear!

Congratulations on your news, I have three grown boys, now lovely men. I now have three beautiful daughter in laws and two fabulous grandchildren. A home full of love is the best thing in the world.

There is nothing in her OP to suggest this. It just seems like a lighthearted thread to celebrate boys as she is excited and pregnant and has just found out she is having a boy. What is wrong with people!
You might not like her stereotypes but no need to pretend she can't possibly be happy with her little baby. Makes me feel so sad for her.

Did you also start a thread about being happy about the sex of your baby and listing the (completely inaccurate) stereotypes?

Fabulous. Do you get on with your daughter in laws? According to Mumsnet this isn't possible!

I can't make sense of your post. Are you asking me if I wrote the same thread? Errr no?

As a mum of a boy, I get that the 'don't you really want a girl?' 'A daughter is a daughter for life, a son is a son until he finds a wife' and 'aren't you disappointed you won't be as close?' comments are annoying.

But this whole boys are less emotional, climb and get dirty knees is total bollocks. Most children climb and get dirty knees. Many young boys are emotional (which of course, is totally normal).

@Peppadog
Yes I do get on with my daughter in laws, we do lots of things together and also with their mums too. They’re all gorgeous, they’re always surprising me with little treats or days out, to the theatre, a meal out or shopping. They also ask me for advice or my opinion on certain things. I think I’m really lucky.

@CheshireCat1 how lovely, sounds amazing. I hope I'm that lucky one day.

I have 2 girls, and a boy on the way! My girls love climbing and getting muddy. I recon the boy will fit right in 😁

Haha, plenty of pink in my young adult DS2’s room! 😉

Boys have fewer emotions? How do you think that works? Got to be the most bizarre thing I've read on here in ages.

Celebrating the superiority of maleness is pure misogyny. Your stereotypes will be harmful to your boys.

Boys have fewer emotions? How do you think that works? Got to be the most bizarre thing I've read on here in ages

I know right ..what a load of absolute nonsense.

Urgh...what is it with Mums of Boys...why are they so special? A while back I stumbled across a website for Mums of Boys..and once I'd seen I noticed how many Mums of Boys groups there are...I just don't get it? Why do Mums with Boys need special treatment?! Where's the Mums with Girls groups? Or the Mums with Both?! Can't we all just be Mums?!

A person’s sex does not determine their personality, likes/dislikes, range of emotions, how much they love their parents etc.
Its those kind of stereotypes that cause people to have gender disappointment in the first place.

More generalisation- we are not all like this !

Boys adore their mummies

So do girls.

Less emotions to manage

Only if you teach them to hide their feelings instead of being open. (This one actually really concerns me, men struggle with emotional regulation and mental health because of this 'be a man' and 'boys don't cry' idiocy)

Less pink and glitter hopefully 🤣

Boys like pink, and glitter, if you let them choose stuff without pushing them towards 'boy stuff'

Brothers

Siblings

Dirty knees and climbing trees and rough and tumble

My daughters did all these.

Seriously though, stop with the stupid gender stereotype bullshit. Boys and girls are only as different as you make them. Can we just let kids be kids.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/magazine-40936719

Yes you are right - sorry. I know you aren't all like that - I have friends with boys. Pretty sure they don't consider themselves "Mums of Boys"..just "Mums"! But yes I did clearly imply the opposite!

No problem :)

Yes I just see myself as a mum not a boy mum. The sex of my kids is the least interesting thing about them and they are very different people and personalities x

I think it comes from "Insta Parents" , #boymum. That's where I see it used lot.

I have one of each and I was bit nervous of having a boy because I know nothing about penis care fore skin shaving etc ( so I googled it 👍)
I know so many families where the much longed for girl is born only to be a football loving non gender conformist and at least one boy is " emotional " so I never had notions of what a boy would be like or what a boy would be into
Lightheartedly :
are you ok if one of your boys is a glitter loving emotional dad loving kinda chap ?

Congratulations!

This is a list of boring stereotypes, however. Just enjoy your kids without having to compete or put everyone in boxes.

Because mums are GIRLS silly! So they only know about pink and glitter.
If you have a boy you need a website and a group to learn about mud and football and stand up wees.

They are ☺️