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Third child a boy after girl and boy

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Zoro123 · 10/06/2019 19:30

Hi slightly strange question.. wondered if anyone has experience of 3rd child being a boy... I thought I woukd have a girl and am finding it hard to imagine how they will all get on.. any experience of being only girl with two younger brothers or any parents with this combination? How is it??!

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Desmondo2016 · 10/06/2019 19:35

I have boy then girl, then a few years later another boy. The girl has always been the easiest, kindest and most responsible and I'm pretty sure it wasn't an issue for her. I'm not really sure what you're asking or what you think the issue would be so sorry if I missed the point!

Shitsandgigglez · 10/06/2019 19:42

Are you one of two girls and a boy? Just wondering if that's why you expected that combination

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Zoro123 · 10/06/2019 20:12

No I'm last girl of girl girl boy girl girl! Just so many people around me having girls and had unconsciously thought I was having a girl so threw me a bit.. I'm v happy just getting head around it!

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Zoro123 · 10/06/2019 20:14

Guess wanted to know what it's like to be eldest girl of two boys.. good things about it as feel like DD is going to have a tough time with two rowdy bits.. although i know this is stereotyping!

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wanilamorty · 11/06/2019 06:19

I'm an eldest sister with two younger brothers and I love it. Never felt left out or anything as kids. Got a bit isolating when we all teens but that was mostly because of my parents having old fashions ideas (my brothers were allowed out late, I had to be back after school to make their dinner etc). Don't do that! Now we're all adults in our twenties and super close, speak to each other pretty much every day and they're definitely two of my best friends.

Funnily enough my husband is also one of two boys and an eldest girl and he adores his sister. So there's two success stories for you!

Sessy19 · 11/06/2019 06:42

I have five brothers, and get on with them all fine!! I mean, you just get what you’re given and you know no different. It’s a strange question.

But I do detect the possibility of some sort of peculiar guilt parenting of your daughter because ‘she’s on her own’. Essentially, in the nicest possible way, you’re projecting. Relax.

Siblings just know what they know. Unless your daughter is a melodramatic attention seeker currently....which is a parenting concern and nothing to do with what siblings she has (I’m not suggesting that she IS, just it’s a very odd question to come up with!!)

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Zoro123 · 11/06/2019 07:44

Lovely to hear thank you!

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marshymy · 11/06/2019 11:43

I'm the oldest with two younger brothers, the middle brother is only 16 months younger than me and we get on brilliantly, there is an 8 year gap between myself and the youngest and we get on but i wouldn't say we do as much as the middle brother but then again he's only 13 so we may do in a few years when he's a bit older.

Drogosnextwife · 11/06/2019 11:46

Strange question. How could you be shocked when you found out you were having a boy? Why would they get on any better or worse if you had been having another girl. You have one of each just now, how do they get on? I'm sure thousand of people have experience of their third child being a boy

lovebeingmum9 · 11/06/2019 12:06

Hi op and congrats! we have a daughter 7yrs old with 2 younger brothers 5 & 2 and were currently pregnant with our 4th (we think another boy) and our daughter loves being the oldest and only girl in our family! lol she even wants another brother! The boys are both very highly strung and physical....wrestling,jumping off furniture,throwing things etc probably their ages....but generally they get on very well and have a lovely bond with each other and their big sis

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Zoro123 · 13/06/2019 08:06

Thanks lovebeingmum9 its very reassiring to hear thag they all get on well i know its more than gender i thibk my pregnancy hormones making me a bit irrationally worried!

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TheStakeIsNotThePower · 13/06/2019 08:10

Mine are boy girl boy. They argue like siblings and they play like siblings. Dd seems to have survived so far!

SallyWD · 13/06/2019 08:24

I have 2 younger brothers. I love it! I can't really imagine having a sister now. I find brothers so straight forward and good fun. Even now we're all adults in our 40s/30s as soon as we meet up we're just laughing and having fun. It's such an easy relationship. My brothers are really in to music, comedy and football and always recommending bands etc to me. We do a lot of things together like going to football matches. I've always got on really well with men and had lots of male friends. I think it's because I have brothers. By the way, neither of my brothers are rowdy and boisterous!

oreodough · 13/06/2019 08:24

I have boy, girl, boy

I like it, they all have a unique quality and there's no middle child syndrome as such as ds1 is special as he's my oldest, dd is special being the only girl and ds2 I special S he's the youngest, along with their individual qualities of course.

Ds1 tends to play alone, as he's more sensible but dd and ds2 play lovely, she really looks after him and he adores her

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