For coddy and other mothers of boy gangs

[JanH]

Lovely piece from the Guardian this week - made me laugh! Here.

Great article JanH!

It is, isn't it, sunny? Particularly liked this bit : "The fact that men leave genetic material lying around in their mothers' bones should come as no surprise to those who have had to fish their socks out from under the sofa or retrieve stray shin pads from the top of a bookcase."

Brilliant,I could not agree more if I tried,I sometimes feel I should mind more about being the only women in a sea of boys/men,but they are huge fun adn always game for a laugh...long may it continue!
As a very wise HV said to me (yes they do exist!) when ds3 was born and I was having a little wobble about the lack of a girl(mostly because I felt I had failed other people)they are not boys or girls but people!

Makes me quite jealous! Sounds far more fun than ballet and bl**dy Barbie!

well heello
boys a dn mum returned from illicit swim at public baths ( uner parent to child ratio)

funny you know
I always say the "horses with hair" bit is the bit I dont envy mothers of girls

OMG SOS SOSOSOSOSSO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRUE!
especially the whistling though teeth at the three boys bit

Brilliant piece, particularly liked the "Other parents of three or more boys chortle in sympathy or just nod in glazed silent recognition of this most unfortunate predicament". Personally, I wasn't a bit disappointed to discover, at my 20 wk scan, that another male was joining our household

yes instant kudos at playgound

Thanks - made me chuckle. I have two boys and we are planning our final baby. No, not to "..get your girl.." as so many people assume, but to have three children. dh and I are both one of three, so it seems natural. I may be in this position soon!
If it turns out that we have three boys I am going to fight for some femininity in our home; I AM going to have smelly candles burning in my house, I AM going to decorate the Christmas table, I AM going to put fresh flowers in vases, I AM........I AM

Whatever else you do, try to dissuade them from playing muddy games - chess is quiet and clean and doesn't result in heaps of smelly boots at the door and piles of rank washing in the laundry WHEN YOU HAVE JUST EMPTIED THE SODDING BASKET AFTER 2 WEEKS OF RAIN.

Ahem. Sorry. Have calmed down now. (I only have 2 boys but DH pitches right in...)

I love having ds twins but in my perfect set up would have four boys in total!

I get that whole, "wish you had a girl?" Especially when ds twins arrived, rude people saying was I not sad I didn't have one of each and if I had how that would mean I had a complete family.

No kidding but if I ever have a girl she will be a tomboy with those two for big brothers!

Great article!!!! Philly (excuse me if this sounds a really weird question) You are not from Australia are you? Only i have a friend who has a friend called Philley from Aus who has 4 boys

Sorry Philly - have just realised you are from England (looked on previous threads) Sorry

Loved the article. Only have two boys but also have a male cat, so that makes my three !
Love the ""What did you do at school today?" "Nothing." "Who did you play with?" "No one." My ds1 to a T.

Mind you IME girls can do that too!

LOVED this!!

I've got 2 boys (3.5 and 21 months) with 3rd babe arriving any day - don't know sex as yet.

Been SO SICK of everyone saying 'are you hoping for a girl?'. I find it quite offensive - no I'm not, I'm bloody grateful I can get pregnant, have an easy time of it and be blessed with a beautiful healthy child at the end. People in Tesco have said it to me and I think they don't even know me -how do they know I've not had a terrible time trying to conceive or have had umpteen m/c before pregnancy?

I've got friends who have 2 girls and are to 3rd pregnancies and they NEVER get asked if they hope for a boy.

I love the way my boys are boisterous, muddy and messy and must admit it's more up my street than barbies - I had 2 brothers and while not a tomboy, played much more with Star Wars figures than dolls!!!

I have four boys, no girls. When expecting ds4 I did not tell anyone I was pregnant until I knew the sex. I then told people I was expecting and that it was a boy and we were very pleased. Still people went on about what a shame it was and how the scan might be wrong. I felt very upset, especially as people often made these thoughtless comments in front of ds1&2 who were old enough to understand and be hurt by it.

Paula71 four boys are great

Another with 3 boys here and, being one of 3 girls myself, I have to say I love the difference. Sure, boys are dirty, boisterous and bl**dy noisy, but there is very little emotional nastiness. What you see is what you get - in spades.

Another advantage to boys (well, possibly) is that I won't have to jealously guard my make-up, tights, etc. when they get older. I say possibly, because, with boys these days, who knows??

Out of 3 cats and one dog, only one is female, so the testosterone count here is fairly high. I comfort myself with the thought of what they are going to have to put up with when I go through the menopause......

Absolutely brilliant article, really cheered me up. IMO boys are easier to raise than girls. No ar**ing about with pony tails, plaits, butterfly clips and so on. They don't care what they wear, as long as it's tracksuit bottoms and t-shirts. There is just less drama. Still I wouldn't swap my dd for the world, and am REALLY glad that I have a girl to go with all my boys.

3rd babe has now arrived (today at 4.55am!) and it's......another boy! I've joined the '3 boys club'. Wehey!! Very happy and looking forward to lots of rowdiness, bruises and mud!!! I just hope they are all close and end up down the pub with each other when older like my brothers are.

Congratulations Skate! I have 5 boys and love it -I dont think I could have coped with 5 girls!
But I had so many comments, especially during the last two pregnancies,about "wishing for a girl". People even commiserated with us on the arrival of our beautiful boys.Very upsetting, especially when you have been through the experience of having a very premature baby (DS3 was born at 32 weeks and very poorly) and are just so happy that everything is fine!

I had 3 boys bafore DD. I was very happt about thirs son and was very upset about people comiserating about my thirs son as he was seriously ill in intensive car. However, he recovered fully and then I had adughter. It was lovely to have a girl but I knew I would have been happy with 4 boys. I got sick of everyone saying 'that's you got your girl then'