Disclaimer: I've never had a child. I think I've pretty much avoided and limited my interactions with smaller children all of my life, not only because they freak me out because they're little, extremely intelligent humans, but also because, well, they freak me out. I never know what to say to them or how to act around them, and I have absolutely NO IDEA if anything I'm about to say is remotely accurate or true. Also, there is another post about Why I Want a Baby Girl. No favorites here.
- Less complication. I think having a boy, first at least, would be easier. There's aways going to be worry when you have a child, but it seems like there's less of it with a boy. He'd more than likely get into and try to climb on top of EVERYTHING, but you don't worry so much when they fall down. I don't know, maybe it's not that way at all, but it just seems so.
- The bonding. I know whatever the outcome is, there will be bonding, but there's something special about a mother-son AND a father-son relationship. We will fight, we'll laugh, we'll struggle with making him clean up, we'll argue about his choices in women....but it'll all be worth it.
- SPORTS! I know its not a set thing that boys will play sports and girls wont, but it just seems more natural and easier to get a boy into those things. I loved being outside as a child, and no matter what my child is I hope he or she will want the same, but there's always more and better sports equipment for guys. Don't argue with me on that one; I shop in the men's section for sweatpants and basketball shorts for that reason ALONE. Guys get better sports stuff. Proven fact.
I'm sure there are more reasons to be added. They will be if there are.
1. Boys are more FUN! There's nothing better than having a rough and tumble sweaty little red-cheeked breathless boy run up to you to give you a full body hug before he runs back to whatever sweaty breathless red-cheeked thing he was doing.
ReplyDelete2. The moment he opens the door for you for the first time, just because he's "a gentleman now, Mommy", even though he has to push for a few minutes because the door is so big and he's still just a little kid.
3. Toddler streaking! Naked little boys are hilarious, even though we get some pants on 'em asap. Naked little girls remind you that someday they'll become naked big girls, which is when you reach for the Tums. Or booze. Your choice.
4. The crazy goofy humor. Boys have a sweetly dorky humor that girls outgrow after their second week of life. I personally still enjoy it, a lot :-)
5. I'm biased. You know I'm biased. I can't imagine a world without my little monkey boy. My happymaker makes everything better for me. And ultimately it comes down to that... it doesn't matter at all, really. No matter what it'll still be your happymaker, and be exactly what you wanted all along. :-)
Love you!
Belen.