Part I: Why Parents of Girls Have it Better

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ahappymom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:53:52 GMT

Girl's - Boy's does it really matter. No matter which way you look at it there are good and bad things. I am just glad to have either one.

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Grammy J — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:56:28 GMT

Being one of five girls and having had a son of my own and now two of the most wonderful grandchildren one boy and one girl, I am definitely biased towards boys. They are just as adorable and who cares if he can't wear pink. At least he will never be a total pain in the rear and blame it on monthly cramps and mood swings and think it is acceptable.

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Mom of 3 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:45:17 GMT

Yes, all those things are true, but girls are MOODY. The attitude from my girls could make me tear my hair out. My son was always easy going. (Mom of 2 girls, 1 boy)

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fl mom — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:25:37 GMT

I love that, as parents of a girl, nobody ever tells us the things our daughter does are 'masculine.' The toys are all unisex, and we can shop for clothes in the boy and girl departments.

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Cher Klosner Lane — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:24:00 GMT

I only have a boy - who to me is my world, but it is fun when my two little nieces visit - they are wired very differently from my son - and it is nice to get to take a stroll down the pink aisle every once in awhile... ;)

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Tara — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:17:10 GMT

Nope - still glad I had a boy!

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Attorney CK — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:29:15 GMT

But, thank goodness, my kids can NEVER some home pregnant!

Signed,

Mom of Boys

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Lisa Shahar — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:18:19 GMT

But girls are so much HARDER to raise!!

Mom with 3 boys and one girl.

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Tina B. Tessina, PhD "Dr Romance" — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:19:09 GMT

Well, I'm not surprised that you're biased. With the May 31 birth of my first granddaughter, Natalie Michelle, I'm going to agree with you. Grandparents of girls have it better, too! All the cute stuff we can spoil them with!

We're talking all things romance at the "Dr. Romance" blog.

re: Part I: Why Parents of Girls Have it Better

Liane — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:13:17 GMT

And the point of this post would be????

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anne — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:10:49 GMT

Eh, my son was in love with pink for a while and he looked damn cute in his polo. Very, very preppy, but whatever.

I guess I don't get the point of comparing one gender to another. Each child is such an individual that there are probably more differences between two individual boys or girls than there are rules you can make about the groups as a whole. Basically this column boils down to "my kid is better than your kids" and you're supposed to think that (doesn't make it true though).