JohnDeere 0 #1 October 29, 2009 So what's your opinion? Who is harder to raise? Boy's or girl's? I have 3 daughters, and I believe girl's are harder (not just to understand but to raise also). My wife thinks boys are harder but we have no boys. But she was very close and helped raise her nephew, so she maybe right.Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #2 October 29, 2009 We have a saying over here that you get the kids you deserve "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #3 October 29, 2009 My guess would be, girls are easier up until they hit their teens. Then they're absolute nightmares and boys are much more mellowed out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #4 October 29, 2009 i raised one of each (and two sons of my wife's), and they all had their moments. depends more on the individual temperment of the kids than their sex. the environment may also make a difference. an only daughter with several brothers (or the opposite situation) may get more attention which will change their expectations and therefore the relative difficulty in dealing with them. throw in 'middle child' or 'baby of the family' or 'the oldest' and that affects things too. i voted for the last choice. i love my kids to death, but i'm glad they're all out of the house now. i can't imagine having young kids now, and seeing the issues people my age are having with their young'uns makes me glad i did it when i was young. but that's a whole other poll!"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #5 October 29, 2009 Thanks for the insight. I'll be looking forward to my freedom again some dayTo MarkM Thats is my biggest fear! My oldest girl is 12 and its already starting.A sew more years and I may run away Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #6 October 29, 2009 Quote My guess would be, girls are easier up until they hit their teens. Then they're absolute nightmares and boys are much more mellowed out. As the father of 3 girls and one boy, I think your generalization is a good one, but it ultimately depends on the individual child. And sometimes the quietest ones are the most trouble. Still waters run deep. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #7 October 29, 2009 I think either have their ups and downs. I am raising a boy but have had a lot of interaction with my niece and friends daughters over the yrs. I have to say girls are harder. They demand so much more everything from attention to making the littlest thing a long drawn out drama. Where as boys just pout and stomp their feet. The only problem with boys is they eat non stop. In the last month my groc bill has doubled. The 8yr old eats every 30 minutes to hr. He is so little that I dont want to tell him he cant have a snack but gesh, I had to enforce a cut off time at night for snacks. He can eat all his dinner with 2nds and then 30-40 minutes later he wants a sammich. I have to shop weekly now and not bi-weekly.TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #8 October 29, 2009 Like a lady once told me about this exact subject, "With a boy, you only have to worry about one dick!" Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #9 October 29, 2009 I know the "common wisdom" is that boys are tougher to raise than girls, but I think that only applies to pre-teens. The anecdotal evidence I've seen, heard and experienced over 50 years makes me think that it's about even re: teens. I've seen some teen girls who were horror stories to raise, and some teen boys who weren't all that troublesome to raise. I think boys tend to do physically dangerous and criminal things more often than girls; only girls, of course, can get pregnant; and the drug & alcohol usage I've seen has tended to fall pretty evenly between boys & girls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #10 October 29, 2009 Quote Like a lady once told me about this exact subject, "With a boy, you only have to worry about one dick!" If you only have girls, you know for sure when you don't have any grandchildren. But if you have any sons, the best you can say is that you have no grandchildren that you know of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy0689 0 #11 October 29, 2009 QuoteI think either have their ups and downs. I am raising a boy but have had a lot of interaction with my niece and friends daughters over the yrs. I have to say girls are harder. They demand so much more everything from attention to making the littlest thing a long drawn out drama. Where as boys just pout and stomp their feet. The only problem with boys is they eat non stop. In the last month my groc bill has doubled. The 8yr old eats every 30 minutes to hr. He is so little that I dont want to tell him he cant have a snack but gesh, I had to enforce a cut off time at night for snacks. He can eat all his dinner with 2nds and then 30-40 minutes later he wants a sammich. I have to shop weekly now and not bi-weekly. So far I'm on the only one who has answered "Don't know I only have boy's." I have three boys and the older two (7 & 9) are getting that way with food. They'll have two plates at dinner and then graze for the next three hours on whatever they can get thier hands on like crazed zobmies after human flexh. The attempted grazing starts about 2 minutes after they get home from school and a full onslaught about 10 minutes after dinner is done. I read somewhere that during their teen years their daily caloric requirements can exceed the norm by two or three times. Can't wait for that...We're already shopping 2x a week to fuel their little furnaces.Andy I'll believe it when I see it on YouTube! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbler 0 #12 October 29, 2009 Two girls (21 and 19) one boy (14). Thus far, the girls have been harder, by a great margin, over the boy. Of course he still has time to close the gap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #13 October 29, 2009 I'm one of three boys, my mom always wanted a girl....the Dude thought it would be funny and gave her three boys. But she's happy with us, we lift heavy things, we mow the lawn, shovel the snow, didn't complain too much about the clothes we had or didn't have.......in effect I think we guys are kind of like cattle. Feed us and let us run around and we'll be fine. Sure we may kick the crap out of each other and one of us may crash his car into the house one day or jump out of an airplane but for the most part we were easy according to my mom.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtravrtsoul 0 #14 October 29, 2009 I have a boy but I can say I am lucky to have a boy. I would not want to have a girl because the poor thing would be locked up in her teen years. Too many crazy things can happen. But boys are hard in their own way. Mine is easy but stressful.You create life, life does not create you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #15 October 29, 2009 I have no kids, but for those who do, i have one request: raise them so they know how to use apostrophes! i'm still wondering, boy's or girl's what?Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger6513 0 #16 October 29, 2009 I am one of 3 boys and my mom also desperatly wanted a girl, so we call my youngest brother (20) the girl hahaha. I have heard my parents comment many times that boys are easier to raise but who knows depends on the kid. My father still says he should have left me on the bathroom wall Travis Roy Foundation. At very least its a tax write off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #17 October 29, 2009 Quote we call my youngest brother (20) the girl hahaha. I'm sure his therapist thanks you for the business. Quote My father still says he should have left me on the bathroom wall I presume your brother agrees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 October 29, 2009 Quote My guess would be, girls are easier up until they hit their teens. Then they're absolute nightmares and boys are much more mellowed out. You know the saying. With a son, you only have to worry about his penis. With a daughter, you have to worry about all the penises around her! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #19 October 29, 2009 Quote I read somewhere that during their teen years their daily caloric requirements can exceed the norm by two or three times. Can't wait for that...We're already shopping 2x a week to fuel their little furnaces. We used to feed 4 teenagers on less than $400/month. Buy cheap, buy in bulk, and teach 'em to cook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #20 October 29, 2009 Good food does not cost much really, if you are willing to actually cook from scratch. There is really no food that is so hard to make that you need to buy it already made. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #21 October 29, 2009 Quote Good food does not cost much really, if you are willing to actually cook from scratch. There is really no food that is so hard to make that you need to buy it already made. If someone was never taught how to cook then everything is hard to make. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
