sweet article from a dad of girls

[atomic sagebrush]

The same is true for boys too BTW! Those of us with more than one of the same gender get a great opportunity to experience how two kids can be night and day different and gender doeesn't enter into it.

It’s not always about gender | Let Her Eat Dirt

[ThreeMenAndALAdy]

So true Atomic!!! I have 4 boys and they're all so different!! I refer to it as getting a present wrapped in the same paper but the gift itself is never a duplicate.

[Dreamofpink]

I just LOVE that description of a one gender family 3men! Thank you for that great little nugget It's sooo true too!

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[atomic sagebrush]

So true Atomic!!! I have 4 boys and they're all so different!! I refer to it as getting a present wrapped in the same paper but the gift itself is never a duplicate.

Brillz! I gotta steal this!

[Bigwish]

Now i'm having a girl, 'everybody' says: how nice, than your have some variety.

Pardon me? My two boys are soooooo different from eachother, they both have their unique personality, it has less to do with gender than many people (especially does without kids ;-)) think.

Superb reading!

[Dreamofpink]

The worst people are those with a pigeon pair. They attribute all differences to gender & when I try to explain just how different my boys are & how I think so much is not due to gender, I often wonder if they're thinking "well, how would she know? She doesn't have a daughter to be able to compare"

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[ocean]

Atomic that's an awesome article and I love that guy's whole blog. He makes excellent points. And I needed a reminder of this today, more than usual. Thank you for posting!

[1+2+3boys]

So true Atomic!!! I have 4 boys and they're all so different!! I refer to it as getting a present wrapped in the same paper but the gift itself is never a duplicate.

Oh my gosh, I am SO using this to describe my identical twin boys. They really do have opposite personalities

[sweetdream]

Love it. 3 boys first the serious one. Second a clown/comedion third the teaser. Al three sweet boys very diff and loveable.
I always say. I don't have 3 boys. I got A.B and C! 3 persons that happend to be boys.

[hotdogz&boyz]

I have thought the same thing as DreamofPink about pigeon pairs. It's kinda sad to me that they tend to assume (not all) that differences between their children are gender related, when it's often not the case. But they don't know any different. They don't get to the wonderful variety that presents in children of the same gender.

My boys are night and day. I have one quiet, introverted, observational, cautious, and tidy child. Who mostly feels out situations thoroughly before joining and prefers to be pretend playing with cleans toys than running around in the mud. And one who literally is drawn to mud puddles with a magnet. And is chaotic and a class clown and never wanting to miss out on fun by thinking about it first. He is boisterous and loves people, especially when he can charm them. It's amazing to watch, really. I never would have thought two kids with the same genetic make-up (and the same wrapping paper...love that!!) could be so incredibly different. They also don't even look like brothers. Everyone is shocked to learn they are related. (One is petite and petite featured with dark hair and very pale skin and light eyes, the other is big and chunky with a huge head, gigantic brown eyes, olive skin, and blonde hair. Lol). I love that I get to see it. And prove those silly standards wrong.

Oh, and I'm quite sure ill have the same type little girl the man describes in the article. She is already loud and attention seeking and loves to make messes. Turns out her personality might closely resemble a "boy" one, while my oldest seems to resemble a "girl" one!