I just want a few others views on this before I commit a murder.

When I was pregnant I was desperate for a daughter. Anyway I was very lucky got one of each and another one as a bonus. 

My boys I hardly know I have them they go off and do their own thing, are generally happy caring little souls.

My daughter on the other hand would make Ghandi swear.  She has opinions on everything and could pick a arguement with a wall.

I know she has got hormones now but she seems to have been like it since she was 3!!!!!

Is this normal or is it just my particular daughter?

yes!!!!
I have 3 sons...no real problems and pretty easy going.
1 daughter who would test the patience of a saint! :d
Archer

I have 3 sons and 2 daughters

I find the boys are easy UNTIL they get to their late teenage years , then they get worse than ANYTHING

Daughters are hard until they leave home, then they get to be your best friend :)

I only have experience of one daughter, who I brought up on my own from her being 2 years old.  I can honestly say that apart from a few months when she was 18 (and knew it all!) I haven't had any bother with her at all.  She's been married for a year and lives the other side of the country to me now, but we're still emotionally very close.
But I always said that I have one pair of hands, one pair of legs, one pair of eyes and one pair of ears and I can manage one child just fine!  If I'd had more than one, who knows????????!!!!!!!!!!

My daughter is my best friend and she's only 11.  I know some of you will say 'You've got it all to come' but I think we'll always be very close, she might have her 'hormone moments' but she'll come to me when we need each other.

My son, on the other hand is 17, nearly 18.  We are nothing alike, have nothing in common and can barely have a conversation without disgreeing.  I have never felt 'close' to him - something which I am extremely sad about.

I have 2 daughters and 1 son and honestly think gender has nothing to do with it.It totally depends on the individual and what stage they are going through at the time.Mind my 11 year old son came back from the shopping centre yesterday after having a free manicure so maybe having older sisters has brought out his feminine side.:)

Grandchildren are your rewards for not murdering your daughters :D :D :D

My daughter and I went through hell and back, from the time she turned 17 until she married at 21 - late, I know - but it was horrible!   I felt very sad, and wondered if we could ever be the pals that we had been when she was younger - but now, 15 years later, it is wonderful again!!!

However, I don't know whose side I will be on when her daughter reaches that Certain Age :D :D

Hang on in there - things do get better!

Lotsaluv
Margot

I am luck enough to have one of each. My son who is almost 13 is great, easy going no problem, my daughter however almost 11 is so moody I am dreading the PMT kicking in. She is the moodiest, argumentive stroppy person I know, keep saying when she gets to 13 I am leaving home, lol.

I knew about the terrible 2's, but what people failed to mention is the terrible 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, 9's, 10's etc.

Just don't mention hormones and PMT to my OH, we have 3 daughters and 1 son, the girls are 11, 14, 16 plus myself......we're a bit like the dogs, once one comes in season, we all do.......lol.  The hormones are raging, poor hubby says he's going to move into the summerhouse with our son.

It seems my 11 year old has the worst hormone swings.......lets hope it settles down over the years.

Our son, is calm, keeps himself occupied and can play for hours without arguing or fighting.......sure he's only 9, but I hope he stays this way.

"A son is a son 'til he takes a wife, a daughter's a daughter all her life"
I'm sure you're relationship will improve with adulthood and you will be so glad of her in years to come.  Your sons will always love you, I'm sure, but sons' love doesn't always materialise into the practical love a daughter tends to give.

Oh god dont mention Grandchildren!!!!  I think once they start reproducing I am emigrating.

It has been mentioned she is just like me but I am convinced if I was as bad as she was my parents would have murdered me without any shadow of a doubt ;)

Well I too have one of each - Son, hmmmmmmmmmmm married lives 10mins away, just had son himself, never see them, always an effort for them to visit. Not allowed to visit them unless I have made arrangements.  I try so hard :(
Daughter - lives Cambridge, text,phone, email & visits when she can.

got on so well with my middle daughter, or so i thought, she was seventeen in may and walked out the house with the clothes she had on her back no ID,no bank cards even packed in her part time job, never to be seen since, i miss her terribly, the police know where she is but not at liberty to tell me as she has a roof over her head , this has shocked so many people when they ask where she is, they can't believe she would do this, i have a 10 year old at home and i am now worried that i maybe did something wrong with my daughter to make her leave and don't want to make the same mistakes with the 10 year old.
carol

I always wanted daughters not sons and i was blessed with two of the most wonderful daughters i could have ever wished for, never a days trouble with them , they are 27 and 25 now and they  are the best.

I had to have one son taken into care as we had so much trouble with him. This was when he was 14....now he is 23 and lives in West London , he did come back to live with us for one year but left again. He now says he wishes he had behaved enough to carry on living with us......he is the only one out of all 5 that I had major problems with ....

We get on okay with him now, but at the time it was a living hell that I wouldn't wish anyone to go through. He upset the 2 little ones so much :(

Many of you on here appear to have daughters that are identical to mine :rolleyes: hormonal (yee gods she's only 8) argumentative, self opinionated and of course.............NEVER WRONG :D

She's on a real downer with her father at the moment, who I must admit, has the patience of a saint. But he says that he had 9 yrs learning how to handle and live with me so she's a piece of cake :D

I always wanted a boy.But I am now seeing the world with boys from the other side, because of family circumstances I am now virtually bringing up my 2 young brothers (7 & 9) The 9 yr old is the male version of my daughter and together they are hell :rolleyes: Think Damien out of the omen and then times it by 100! :P  The 7yr old boy is all that I could ever ask of in a "son", helpful, kind, funny and very contented, considering his circumstances.

As someone else said, It depends on the individual child......I still don't like kids though :D

I've got one of each :) My son was a pain as a child - very difficult - not naughty, just very difficult to manage. He got better as he got older and grew into his brain :D We had no problems with him as a teenager, apart from a bit of anger when he didn't want to do something :D He's nearly 22 and a lovely son. Daughter was fairly easy all the way through, apart from the usual slamming doors, stamping upstairs, cheek etc as a teenager. Now she's 20 in a few months time, she is lovely, also helps that she is at uni, so isn't home most of the year :D :D

Daisy

I've got one of each, my son is 6 and my daughter is 4, apart they are lovely, put them together they are horrendus, I'm dreading the summer holidays, roll on September :-D

All you Mums & Dads out there, approaching school holidays - try and enjoy them with your kids - I know it's hard, especially if you have to go to work as well - but after all, its only 42 days - children grow so quickly, and if you can even just give them 1 day of each week, you (and they) will remember it so well later.   Don't go mad, spending money on treats - just do something completely different - go somewhere completely different by bus or train - take a picnic to a park/river/beach - let everything else go hang for the day!   Once you start thinking of what you can do, for just 1 day of each week of the hols, it becomes quite addictive - involve the kids as well, so that they too can plan!

Don't wish their lives away.....

Margot

i have to agree you don't have to spend a fortune on hols, we do things like take a picnic to the beach spend all day there , even when it is raining we will walk along the prom get a bag of chips for us both to share and sit in one of the prom shelters eating the chips watching the rain lash down,
we go for walks in the woods, and plodge in the streams.
she swings from trees and usually lands in the only patch of nettles ,
we find free musuems and go their, especially hands on ones, when we do go away on holiday, she thinks we have gone miles away it may be only 2 hours away to a dog show and we are stopping over night in the caravan, but there again we play rounders, tennis, etc with other people on the site at the show .
we used to pay over 500 for holidays for a few days in a caravan and then spend more and more on the holiday, but now we do things where everyone is involved even the dogs.
carol

Well I have not got any children but if I had a daughter who turns out like me when I was younger I am leaving home :D.  I was an horrendous child and did what I consider some awful things which I am so ashamed of.  I was never terribly close to my mum when I was growing up.  When I left home though things were so different we had a great relationship until she died.   I sometimes wish I could turn the clock back and have done things differently.

Michelle :)

I know how you feel Michelle.  When my dad died I had to take on my mum as my sister wanted to put her in a home.  I was never terribly close to my mum but I gave it my all and now regret all the years I wasnt as attentive as I should have been.  She died only two years after my dad a terrible death but I shall always regret how badly I treated her when I was younger.

Oh Carol...that is such a sad story :-( you did nothing wrong, kids just think that they know it all :-) and one day she will come running back to you :-)

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Ive got 3 daughters (for my sins) and 1 son. Im totally dreading the teenage years and there getting even nearer( oldest daughter is 10). :D

kat

Flo has had her moments but seems to be on the right track now :)

Indigo however I think is going to be a very big challenge :rolleyes: :D :D

Never wanted boys :)

Lucy
xx

I have one of each and find her much easier than him in every way, he cant play on his own typical male needs attention 100% of the time whereas Bronwyn can play all by herself. Matthew is 8 and you would think he was 15. The worst part for me is they both have my temper and are both stubborn as anything, we are going to have so much fun when they both reach teenage years.
Mary

My daughter has always had an attitude ever since she could walk I guess, always has to have her own way. If she doesn't have her own way then the whole day is spoiled and she is rude and yelling at everyone around her, boy oooooh boy don't give her sh*t if you want a good day. She will argue with me even tho she is wrong, tellin the truth whats that she seems to think lying is best. But she is getting better because she knows now when I mean business thats it. I use to let them get away with things but not anymore cause then they just walk all over you lol... What ever you do don't give in :D She can play on her own and keep herself occupied pretty good always has....Hubby says we are so much alike that is why we argue so much.My son on the other hand is very carying and worries how people feel, but he too can argue..... If we are out for a walk and my girl is lagging way behind he makes sure that he can see her as well as us.... He is very hyper always busy...My daughter she whines if we go for a walk, she hates exercise any kind of exercise... Two totally different people in every way very curious on how they will be when they are older. My daughter does come and talk to me about things sometimes, I always make sure I give them a kiss and say I love you before bed and also when I leave for work or them school cause you just never know....Even with all the attitude I wouldn't change her, who am I kidden the attitude I would lol :D Coming 13 and she thinks she knows everything. He's only 10 should I be getting worried?

I have a son of 8 and 2 daughters, 5yrs and 5wks. My daughter is certainly harder work than my son and already knows everything BUT everyone else thinks that she is lovely, so kind and helpful and polite and she is very good with the baby so I guess I have to count my blessings. My son is very much like his father, my ex, very laid back but my ex was a real tearaway as a teen and had a son at 15 so I will be very careful with my boy. My real concern is how the two girls will get on as teens cos if they're both like me it will be world war 3!! Guess I'll just enjoy them while I can! Sam.

all 3 of my girls are the same,they can flip between being a typical "kevin" to being loving and caring to being madam's i love bed time but then they can hours to settle down,they seem so lively all the time
im exhausted with them
mel :)