Do you have a daughter?

I think it is lovely that your daughters are happy and laugh a lot.

Tes, they say girls mature faster, but in our family my son - who is younger, seems to be the more mature, the more balanced. I know people will say " Just wait, he'll be wild too " but by the time my daughter was his age, she was driving me crazy for a few years already. Sure he has signs of being a teenager, and does silly things too sometimes, but it is the respect that he shows to me, and the interest in not hurting me that stands up whereas she acts as if she couldn't care less. Oh well, this too will pass :):) Still it wonderful to have a daughter. She is extra special for me because I was so scared that I would be like my parents and not want the responsibility of children, I feared that once my child was born maybe I would want to give her away like they did, maybe it was genetic or somethng LOL. But as soon as she was born all my doubts disappeared and I knew I wasn't going to be like them. I wouldn't dream of giving my kids away unless I was forced to for some unimaginable reason.

Thanks for your excellent response. I am a teacher and see girls mature much earlier than boys. Children start school at 4 years old in my home country and lots of boys are not ready to learn to read and write at that age. Some teenage girls can be rather emotional whilst teenage boys can be much less so charged with emotion. It is a shame that you had doubts in your first pregnancy but once your baby girl was born you knew what a wonderful parent you had become. Every mother that adopts her baby has a story and often the baby grows up having an even better life that they would have had with their biological parents.

The teenage years can be difficult but I am sure your daughter will grow into a more mature person soon. It is lovely that you get on really well with your son. My thirteen year old son is very sensible, polite and kind. I don't think he will be challenging in the rest of his teenage years. He is intellectual and is fascinated by history.

Your daughter such really girl like and sweet. She will probably grow up with an interest in fashion. Both my nieces love to wear pink. The younger one of these just loves dressing up.

HEHE, well, if she decides to go into fashion when she grows up, then I will do my best to support her and help her in any way I can. Lord knows fashion designers make pretty good money LOL.

Your nine year old daughter sounds like such a joyful talkative girl with lots of confidence. It is fantastic that you got the little girl that you so very much wanted. As you daughter is girl like and loves to dress up she will became a very fashionable and sensible teenager in a few years.

Your daughter sounds really special and I can tell that you treasure her. Many parents wished their child was as helpful as your lovely daughter.

Your 30 year old daughter sounds lovely. It is exciting that she is having a baby girl in September, not long to go. It will be excellent for you to have a grand daughter as well as two grandsons. I hope that you and the boys will have fun at the race track.

You are so lucky to have a lovely daughter, three wonderful grand daughters and a beautiful Thai step daughter. I wonder if I will have any grand daughters when I am older.

Yes, your son is a really lovely little boy and I hope that he will soon get a sister maddysmommy. Good luck trying to get pregnant with a baby girl. As some of my friends say hear is some pink baby dust for you.

Wow, four is excellent Amanda. You just have a male dog and a husband in your household.