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?

We had a little gang of 3! All adults now - it’s been wonderful 😊

I am lucky to have one of each and was delighted to know the sex of both - congratulations on your pregnancy 🤰

Congratulations OP We have a girl and a boy I was convinced the second time around I was having another girl (not that it made much difference to us we over the moon either way) they are all so different regardless of gender each child is individual everyone's experiences are different enjoy your baby x

OP your list is a load of sexist nonsense.

Please try not to raise your boys to be emotionally stunted, rough Mummy's boys who can't step outside their firmly gendered roles.

Because that's what it sounds like.

I hope this thread is the work of piss poor chat bots talking to themselves.

Let's hope so.

I cried when I found out I was expecting a boy. I only knew girls. I had a young sister and 2 daughters, lots of nieces and very few nephews (and they were a handful!) so I was just gutted. I didn’t really expect to be having a boy.
Was totally in love the minute he was born and spent about 10 minutes apologising to him about not thinking I’d love him like I loved my girls.
He’s now the king of the house and a totally pampered prince (although at 11 he knows how to use the washing machine and can clear up after himself etc, he’s not lazy!!!), he’s not into climbing trees and isn’t especially rough and tumble, he’s just brilliant.
Congratulations on the impending baby boy op, all kids are wonderful but you’re not wrong to be over the moon about having another boy. 💐

Congratulations OP, so happy for you. My little boy was the love of my life. But love my daughters too. X

Ime anyone that describes themselves as a 'boy mum' or 'girl mum' always have weird, rigid ideas about the opposite sex.

The OP doesn't read like a celebration of boys at all, more like a dig at mums of girls

Boymum moment

Less emotions to manage because boys are not encouraged to express their full range of emotions-mainly anger.

All the drama I see on MN.

So lovely to read this! Congratulations.
I have an older girl, who we adore but wanted a boy second time around - we got him! He's amazing: a bit naughty but also sweet, loving and so funny. I would not swap him for the world. Such a proud boy mum!

Well..this went well..

Just a few things. My girl loves her mummy, loves rough and tumble and is very sporty. She can take or leave pink or glittery stuff.

Not every girl is like that.

Gross.

Also lol at less emotions - my 10 year old nephew can have ever emotion you've ever thought of in the space of 5 minutes before he goes and does something else. Takes nothing to set him off, he's just dramatic.

I just hate stuff like this. All kids are unique. All these outdated stereotypes remove the agency they have as people and puts them into stupid, unnecessary boxes. How will we ever gain true equality if we have people still believing only boys are rough and tumble and only girls are dramatic and like pink?

Just go away with that shit. Be happy you're pregnant and presumably healthy without forcing all this stuff onto him before he's even here.

My boy (6) is very emotional, cries a lot and has the most ridiculous meltdowns over ridiculous things. He needs my help climbing tiny things. He‘s awesome.

My girl (4) is constantly bruised and battered from her adventures. She rarely melts down and is completely fearless. She is also awesome.

I felt so lucky to have a boy and a girl. But I quickly realised that they are individuals and being a boy or a girl doesn’t matter so much. They have barely fit into the social expectations anyway.

The sexism is depressing.
It's also fewer emotions not less.

It sounds like you are disappointed that you aren’t having a girl.

Gender disappointment is a real thing but it will pass.

There is no better gender and children don’t always show stereotypical tendencies.
If you had a girl she may have been a tomboy anyway and turned out completely different to what you wanted.

You may be a bit disappointed now but at least your current DS will have a close friend :)

Yes. Most threads about being a boy mum do that. Girls can be lovely too

Congratulations OP x

I like having two the same sex, I have two boys as well.

Agree. I know OP wrote lighthearted, but her post has really annoyed me.

Also...DS in my tummy? ffs.

Less emotions to manage my arse.

Load of tosh.

My youngest son's favourite colour is pink. He always wants his nails painted. And he loves glitter. He's over emotional and sensitive. But be is also very boisterous though and likes a good play fight.

My other son likes none of those things and has never been boisterous, never climbed anything or done any 'rough and tumble'.

You are massively stereotyping and there's simply no guarantees when it comes to boys v girls.

I echo what a lot of posters have said, you are protesting too much. Who are you trying to convince?

'less emotions to manage' is a big reason why men find it so difficult to express and manage their emotions in adult life. Boys and girls have emotions equally but boys are encouraged not to express them in order to be more 'manly'. Of all the gender stereotypes this is one of the most damaging to men and to women.

Awww I get it. So much negativity towards the second boy announcement. Queue “Will you have a third to try for a girl”
brothers is lovely! Exciting times!