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Sisters make you happy, brothers cause distress.....

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andlipsticktoo · 03/04/2009 13:17

Oh blardy hell something else for me to worry about.
I make a concerted effort to talk about thoughts and feelings with my 3ds.
what do you think?

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bronze · 03/04/2009 13:19

Well most of my friends with sisters argue(d) with them all the time. I got on fantastically with my brother, still do in fact.

Tortoise · 03/04/2009 13:22

Well, i haven't seen or spoken to my sister for about 2yrs! She just doesn't want to bother with me or my dc.

My Brother lives near by and comes round often.

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andlipsticktoo · 03/04/2009 13:22

I think they are talking about families with just boys, rather than boys and girls.

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muppetgirl · 03/04/2009 13:22

dh has no contact with his siters outside MIL (because they are immature and not very nice)and I am very close to my brothers (becasue they are lovely and mature chaps)

wouldn't worry about it myself!

muppetgirl · 03/04/2009 13:23

how can a family with just boys have sisters?

(I am prgt so go easy if I'm being thick)

purpleduck · 03/04/2009 13:23

I have 2 of each, and mixed experiences...one brother has become a knob, but the other is fab. Fairly close to both sisters though...

Gorionine · 03/04/2009 13:23

Started getting on with my sister when she moved out of the house!!

So what now if we had sons we created a "bad family environement"? I am sorry I just cannot take this kind of article seriously!

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andlipsticktoo · 03/04/2009 13:24

Yes, buyt are your brothers lovely because they had a sister?

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andlipsticktoo · 03/04/2009 13:26

Well exactly Gorionine that was my first instinct. But does the article have a point about boy only families?
(I do worry)

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muppetgirl · 03/04/2009 13:26

..true, I am a wonderful influence!

Dh is lovely too, but really don;t want to put that down to his evil sisters or his witch of a mother.

muppetgirl · 03/04/2009 13:28

I am a mum to 2 (will be 3) boys. Surely times have changed and we are all becoming more emotioanlly literate so the next generation of children/boys may not be as emotionally stunted because of this?

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andlipsticktoo · 03/04/2009 13:31

Yes I agtee with you muppetgirl.
I have just read the article again and have noticed that they questioned 17 - 25 yr olds, so that could have a lot to do with it!

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andlipsticktoo · 03/04/2009 13:31

Sorry, 'agree'

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Gorionine · 03/04/2009 13:38

Well, like purpleduck I have 2 of each. I can see this sort of article/study or whatever it is creating quite a lot of problems in the silly society in which we live wher absolutely everything has to "fit" in some sort of box.

I can just imagine how I would have felt after giving birth to my children irf I was getting sucked into believing this'

DD1 "great! a lovely kind , gentle baby that is going to make my life perfect"

DS2 " Oh noooooooo!!!! All tose beautiful plans messed up!"

DS3 " NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!"

DD4

It is ging to be very sad the day such nonsense is going to be taken seriously!

Whoever comes up with stereotypical views on anything needs their brains checked IMO!

PinkTulips · 03/04/2009 13:45

don't have any siblings myself but i used always wish for a brother as everyone else's brothers were lovely but sisters were horrible.

ds1 is only 2 but i can't see him being the type to stew and dwell on problems... dd on the other hand obsesses when something bad happens. she had a tummy bug 2 months ago and threw up in bed and is still going on about it and getting upset fgs

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andlipsticktoo · 03/04/2009 16:29

I don't think it is someone's 'stereotypical views' Gorionine, it was a study by the University of Ulster ans is due to be presented to the British Psychological Society.

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JLo2 · 03/04/2009 16:29

Oh great, another thing to make me feel guilty (have 3DS's and expecting DS4) and make other people think that I must want a girl (which I don't)

Mumcentreplus · 03/04/2009 17:10

it may have some truth...I have 2 sisters..we loved and hated each other..lol..but they were and still are very supportive...alot better relationships now we all have our own homes....just be open with your sons I say allow them to express their feelings..but I'm sure all you lovely ladies do

Starbear · 03/04/2009 20:48

Many years ago my sister read an article that stated that parents who only had boys are more likely to stay together! I would love to be a paid researcher. I could get my mates and their mates around have a good old natter then invoice, the government or what ever 'Think Tank' for a lot of money. It just annoys me that my careers teacher never told me about this one
Of course researcher told my careers teacher that all I was good for was to work in M&S get married and wear a veil
Still phoned my sister and told her this one because it made her all warm and fussy inside

crokky · 03/04/2009 20:50

Don't stress about it. I have 3 brothers and no sisters and I am fine!

MummyMacca · 03/04/2009 21:14

They interviewed - get this - 571 people, therefore their findings may be applied globally and to every family.

What a load.

tiredandwornoutmum · 03/04/2009 21:18

I have 3 sisters and don't particulary get on with any of them at the moment!!

pippylongstockings · 03/04/2009 21:44

I think all of you who are posting saying you have just brothers are missing the point unless you are all men !
You will be the sisters in the family unit they are talking about!

They mean families of just boys compared to a family with a girl (ie a sister) in it.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 03/04/2009 21:49

3 sisters and 3 brothers and defintley got on better with the brothers.

Ponders · 03/04/2009 22:05

I think what they are saying is that a family with no girls doesn't have as much touchy-feely talk as one with at least 1 girl in it.

If you are a girl with brothers, they will benefit from your emotional input - you, on the other hand...