Mothers of boys

[Moblife]

I am slowly adjusting to life as a mother of boys; my two sons are both pre schoolers, and we've recently decided not to go for baby number 3 so two boys is it

I've noticed that mothers of boys seem to gravitate together somehow-it may be confirmation bias of course but being a mother of boys seems to be more of a 'thing' even than being a mother of just girls

I am the only one who has experienced this?!

I’ve not noticed ot being a thing but then I have one of each

Never noticed it. My close “mum friends” are boy mums... well one has a much older girl then 3 boys, the other 4 boys and a stepson too and the other two boys. I have two of each.

I dont think being a mum of biys is different really... is it?

Mums of girls gravitate together too.

I have three boys and most of my friends when they were growing up were also mothers of just boys. My two closest friends & I had nine boys between us & not a single girl. I wouldn't really call it a 'thing' though, just coincidence.

I have 2 boys and haven't noticed it in my group of friends.

Though I think some parents think small boys are a different breed to small girls - boys need rough and tumble time and are boisterous while girls are quieter and easier etc. It's stupid but I think those types do tend to gravitate together. Then they can be all, "boys will be boys," and "mums of girls have it soooo much easier," and other assorted shite.

I have 3, soon to be 4, boys. My closest friends have all girls, all boys and girl/boy combos so not true in my case. Perhaps because a lot of my close friends predate children though? Although my 2 closest mum friends met through the kids have got 2 girls and a girl and boy respectively. Although I haven't planned friendships on the basis of the sex of the children, I would imagine socialising with families with just boys would all get a bit testosterone fuelled.

Funnily enough, I get in better with the mums of girls at Ds’s School.

This may be because I hate that “assorted shite” of “boys will be boys” as 0h so succinctly puts it

I have two boys, older than yours. I have a mixture of friends but predominantly other mums of boys. I don’t know if this is a coincidence or not.

I have distanced myself from some mums of girls who constantly put boys down, make disparaging remarks and try and stereotype my sons. I find it so tedious and I don’t want them exposed to that crap either. But then equally I don’t spend a lot of time with mums of boys who perpetuate that kind of nonsense either!