PARENTS: Is it more fun to raise a girl or a boy, generally speaking?

Question

Please tell why.

Answer 1

I have one of each and I say that so far my boy has been more fun.  Boys don't care and do silly things and find silly things funny.  Whereas girls are emotional and sensitive and don't laugh at themselves quite as much.

Answer 2

When they are early teens, boys are much more fun than girls. 14 yr old girls are very hard to love, but 14 yr old boys are full of fun. But rest assured, they both get over it.

Answer 3

I have found raising two boys a lot of fun.  It has its challenges because being a woman i really don't know what is it like obviously to have male problems lol but it has been fun.  My boys love to play superhero and dress up, they love to race their little hotwheel cars, they love to go out and play in the sandbox, go swimming, ride their bikes.  They even love going shopping and cooking.  My nieces were always harder for me to have fun with for some reason.  I would babysit them and they just seemed more spoiled and I don't know why but i didn't have as much fun with them.  I mean as a little girl i was into barbies and stuff but i loved playing cars with the little boys too.

Answer 4

I've had two boys and two girls.  I have enjoyed them all, but it's more a character thing, than a gender thing.

Perhaps I can relate to my girls easier than the boys - they're more sensitive to my needs, for a start.  And as your boys get older, you have less in common with them.  But with girls - well, that's hasn't gone, yet.

My kids are all great, I've enjoyed them all.

Answer 5

I have 3 boys and 1 daughter.

I have found Rosie is harder work than the boys, but she is such fun!!

She is so cute, she loves to play with her pram and dolls.

The boys were definately easier and just as much fun.

Answer 6

I think it depends a lot on who you are and who you've grown up around. I come from a family where boys are dominant and I loved raising my son, he is a real little man - he loves bugs, cars and football. My fiance is really looking forward to raising our youngest daughter because she is excited about all 'girly' things. I think, being twins, the youngest two will be different as well from my eldest. I think I will enjoy raising both equally.

Answer 7

I raised three girls and it was heaven.  They were prissy, girly girls so we had loads of fun playing with dolls, shopping, talking and watching girlie movies, baking, etc.

On the other hand, my neighbor had two boys and could not begin to invision raising girls because she liked tussling and goofing off with her boys.

Depends on what you like, wrestling or shopping?

Answer 8

I have 3 boys and a girl.  I love shopping for my daughter because of all of the cute things out there and she is so beautiful that everything is cute in her.  Of course it is fun to do their hair and play dolls and such.  BUT...My daughter has such a temper and when she gets mad-she will hold a grudge all day!  She can be a bit vain and worries about her clothes and her hair.  She requires far more one on one attention because she likes to stay in the house and talk my ear off and read me ten books in a row...The boys are so much more layed back.  They will fight for a min. and be over it.  They need nothing more than a stick to keep them entertained for the day.  They could care less about clothes as long as they can play in the dirt.  

I don't think one is more fun than the other, but I think the boys are a bit easier for ME.  I also can't help but think of the future and my daughter as a teen.  She is only 7 and thinks of nothing but shoes and clothes-begging me for a cell phone (HA!) I can't imagine how bad she will be at 14.  And I know it will be stressful with a teen girl.  I remember how stressful I was to my parents.  I'm glad I have a girl, but am also happy with 3 boys.

Answer 9

ONLY for me.....my boys were much easier (not more fun)....they were all fun, but I could 'talk' to my boys when they turned into a teenager....my daughter turned into an alien!   OMG.....I had heard about the nightmares associated with raising a teen, but I never had experienced it before.  I threatened to put her in a locking bubble until she turned 21!

Answer 10

l say both, but for different reasons.

my daughter, 4 years, likes to dress up and is a "princess".  also, when i'm putting on makeup, she wants some too (a little powder works, but at halloween i draw a mask on her with eyeliner and liquid eyeshadow).  it's almost like having a little Barbie doll that wants to be like me!

both of my sons are still little (2 and 1), but they are brutes.  both of them head butt to show affection when they're feeling playful, but both like giving kisses and hugs too.  also, they both like to play rough, even the 1 year old!  he'll be laying on the floor while the 2 year old bounces on his back.  and he giggles about it!

it's so different with each that there really isn't much of a comparison.

Answer 11

Well I only have girls, and it's been a blast. From what I've heard from parents with boys, they are easier, but I've found my girls to be pretty easy. I would love a boy though.