Top 5 Reasons Boys are Better Than Girls
Here’s a quick rundown of the top five reasons why having little boys is better than having little girls:
1. No whining (or less, at least)
2. No pink
3. No ballet
4. No make up
5. No growing up to be teenage daughters
And just for the sake of balance, here are five reasons that girls are better than boys:
1. No testosterone – ’nuff said
2. More than just sneakers
3. No Little League
4. No frogs, snails, and puppydog tails
5. No daughter-in-laws
If you have any ideas of your own to add (to either list) please feel free to chime in…
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haha – i like it for the entry – short and sweet although i favor girls – have raised two – no problems so far
and my brother has two boys and there’s this healthy competition going on all the time – wonderful entry for top-5
Comment by pearl — May 7th 2007 @ 11:13 pmMy son went through a pink phase. He didn’t necessarily want to wear pink but everything else had to be pink.
Comment by jen — May 8th 2007 @ 2:19 amNo whining? You obviously haven’t been to my house!
Comment by Hsien Lei — May 8th 2007 @ 6:18 amI have three boys and one girl. You pretty much nailed it!
Comment by Gayla McCord — May 8th 2007 @ 8:01 amI have a boy and a girl–boys are better because you don’t have to worry about tights and barrets, and girls are better for one reason: potty training.
Comment by Mama Money — May 8th 2007 @ 9:04 amAre you going to try for a girl? Sounds like your missing out on the fun.
Comment by Livingalmostlarge — May 8th 2007 @ 12:10 pmMay I ask what happens if one of your boys turns out to be feminine? Or *wants* to be a ballerina?
Comment by Jen — May 8th 2007 @ 4:23 pmJen-
We were just going for the “typical” reasons and trying to be funny. On a more introspective note, we give our boys unconditional love to encourage a strong sense of self, enabling them to feel comfortable no matter where they might fall on the gender spectrum. And I believe the correct term is “ballet dancer”. Google “ballet dancer male” and http://www.straightdope.com gives you an interesting history of the term. Thanks for the different perspective!
No Daughter in laws!
I hate to agree, but My Mom says that is one thing she hate about boys.
I do not understand I am a new mother, but she seems to be always right
Comment by Moneymonk — May 8th 2007 @ 7:16 pmWow, you put it out there! I have two boys and one girl in the middle, so…nothing good will come from me saying a word here, either way! They are each so unique, so wonderful & challenging in their own individual ways. I enjoyed your Top 5 for the ProBlogger Group Writing Project…you’re a brave woman!
Comment by Sherri Caldwell - The Rebel Housewife — May 8th 2007 @ 8:03 pmLIve, Love & Laugh, Sherri
I feel like hugging you for favouring boys in the title. =) Who says boys suck?
Comment by Eli James — May 8th 2007 @ 9:29 pmOoh, ooh, I have one! Following Mama Money’s potty training idea, here’s another reason that girls are better than boys… No pee all over the toilet.
LOL! now that was great! being a parent of a little girl I can so see the bonuses of boys! While on the flip side I have definitely loved the more than sneakers rule with girls
Great post and good luck in the top 5 group project.
Comment by Kristen (Quirky) — May 9th 2007 @ 9:05 amThe best reason that boys are better than girls is that they will ALWAYS love their mommas best …
Comment by PANNA — May 9th 2007 @ 9:52 amBut a girl’s best friend is her MOM! Shouts out to moms. Mom, you will miss having a best friend, planning her wedding with her, sharing the birth of her children. DIL are great, but a MIL will never quite fill the same shoes as a mom. And my DH loves his momma (such a momma’s boy, he’s with her this weekend), but I know I’m closer with my mom.
Comment by Livingalmostlarge — May 13th 2007 @ 1:55 amHappy Mother’s Day
Comment by vw bug — May 13th 2007 @ 7:54 pmI was going to mention the whole “aiming” problem with boys … sort of makes me glad I have 2 girls.
I’m linking to ya!
Comment by Shawn — May 15th 2007 @ 2:53 pmHAHA.. that si so funny. I have one of each – and there are pros and cons with each lol. I can give one reason little boys are better.. no makeup. One reason little girls are better.. they do not eat as much as little boys.
Good luck to anyone with kids lol!
Comment by Laura — May 18th 2007 @ 8:55 pmMy father-in-law has a pretty succint reason – I’ll clean it up a bit,
With a boy, you just have to worry about one [boy]. With a girl, you have to worry about all of them.
Comment by Jim Durbin — May 28th 2007 @ 11:07 amI call the girls my “humility children,” as they deliver my comeupance daily for trangression on other mens’ daughters. It’s Barbies in the bathtub and boyfriends on the horizon.
Comment by Tavo- Deli Grackle — May 30th 2007 @ 3:18 pm6. Boys still love their mothers when they are teenagers!
I love #5. I am the Mom of 2 boys who are in college. Reading your blog reminds me of earlier days.
Nina, I am sorry that your Dad was not able to give you the love you need. I have been blessed to have a wonderful father and an incredible husband, and feel cherished by my “men”.
Comment by Christine — Jun 8th 2007 @ 9:33 pmAs an engineer, I posted on my blog a “systematic” way to find out if boys are really easier to raise than girls
loved this post.
Comment by J2R — Jun 14th 2007 @ 6:18 pm“1. No Testosterone – ’nuff said”
Funny, some of the biggest points of contention between my mom and I when I was growing up are on your list: I hated pink, ballet, and makeup, and she just wanted me to be the perfect little “girly girl.”
(I know this was all in fun, but it’s those stereotypes that parents perpetuate in their kids that significantly help to make them real.)
Comment by H Lee D — Aug 4th 2007 @ 1:18 pmI like boys best because they like to have fun and don’t worry about how they look all the time. I have three boys and they are not all rough and tumble they are three unique human beings. I would have liked a girl for the barrettes and barbies but instead I use that energy to dress myself up. I’m the princess in my house.
Comment by Lory — Sep 20th 2007 @ 9:42 amAin’t I glad I ain’t a girl,
hands to wash and hair to curl,
skirts a’flappin’ ’round my knees,
ain’t I glad that ain’t me.
Grampa says it’s just a chance
Comment by Vitum Medicinus — Oct 20th 2007 @ 2:21 amthat I got to wearin’ pants,
says that when a kid was small,
they’d put dresses on ‘em all!
Wow, that’s insulting. You know, girls don’t have to go through everything you listed; I know I didn’t. You’re just perpetuating the stereotype that all girls like dainty things and have a desire to be pretty. And the comment about no daughter-in-laws, insulting as well.
Comment by S.L. — Jan 27th 2008 @ 7:29 pmIt sucks every1 knows girls are better than boys i have 2 girls im so lucki i didnt get those rat boys.
Comment by Izzy — May 20th 2008 @ 6:23 pmI have a son and the day I found out he was going to be a boy I hadn’t even left the doctor’s office before I was rejoicing. I have three sisters and I am tired of estrogen. I am so excited to not have to buy jewelry, makeup, the latest designer fashions (hopefully). But on the down side I do have to worry about money for dates (he will earn some) and daughter-in-laws. I’m pretty easy going so I hope I will get along with my daughter-in-law. But since I do NOT get along with my soon to be mother-in-law I am making extra sure I don’t come off like she does.
Comment by Lucian's Mommy — May 29th 2008 @ 12:12 pmI’m raising 2 boys, 5 1/2 and 3. Here’s what I like about them (not necessarily better than girls):
*A bunch of t-shirts, shorts and pants: easy to shop for, easy to dress.
*Every toy car is a treasure: easy to shop for, easy to please.
*Variety of foods are yummy: easy to shop for, easy to cook for.
What I wouldn’t mind different:
Comment by K&D's Mom — Jun 3rd 2008 @ 4:16 pm*A bunch of t-shirts, shorts and pants: a dress now and then would spice up the wardrobe.
*Every toy car is a treasure: you can only race so many times in a day.
*Variety of foods are yummy: as long as they’re not fancy (like sauce on pasta); limits cooking choices sometimes.
I have one of each. The girl is as depicted. barely three years old and full of drama like her momma. The boy is sweet and loving and kind like his daddy,… we love them both to no end. Having both brings a nice balance to our home.
Comment by Martha White — Jul 9th 2008 @ 12:00 amhaha
Comment by Andrea Ramlall — Sep 24th 2008 @ 5:42 pmoh my god this is soo funny
nice n short but at the same time CUTE and TRUE =)
lzzy, I am sure that if you had boys, they would have been rats as you have so accurately predicted. Rats ALWAYS give birth to rats.
Comment by me — Nov 28th 2008 @ 7:19 pmBoys are just so much easier to deal with (I’ve raised both sons and daughters). They are easier to care for, so much less dramatic, more independent, but at the same time they are loving, warm, generous, tender, sweet and so many good things more. As a man, they are the perfect helper, the perfect assistant, the perfect “buddy” because they are just so supportive. They will protect their mother and their mother’s good name over their own well being. I’m a school administrator and many of the fights with others (that are supposedly caused by Testosterone) are over mothers being insulted. Just like there are people who prefer Coke and people who prefer Pepsi, there are those people who feel more comfortable raising boys.
Comment by Sebastian — Jan 17th 2009 @ 1:20 ami am a girl and i dont think it is fair to say that all girls love pink.
Comment by divya — Feb 15th 2009 @ 2:24 ami feel that boys are equal to girls as they both have been made by god and both are good in their own ways. eg: in sports boys may be better than girls but in houeshold work girls are far better. gettin my piont?
oh and by the way i am 12 years old and i feel that even if u guys r older than me u guys rnt using ur brains as girls and boys both rock
Comment by divya — Feb 15th 2009 @ 2:33 amwe are doing a project in “drama” about why having a baby brother will be better then having a baby sister. baby bros are better cause they are SO much cuter then baby sisters. They get more money put into colledge funds because they arent picky on how they look growing up. the only problem is that some guys dont care about grades when they are growing up. baby sisters you have to deal with all the PMS when they are older, and hope that you are out of the house every second it happens
Comment by tool — Feb 17th 2009 @ 9:45 amI dont think that it fair!!!!!!!!!! im a girl yes a teen. and the only bad thing i have to say about us girls, theres is fighting, i mean the virble and even physical. trust me o and there are the boys. they just hit. and joke.lol yaaa i have been in a fight not fun!!! lol
yup yup yup
Comment by My Nickname is Holloywood — Mar 3rd 2009 @ 6:00 pmA wrestling coach once put it this way…
Comment by B — Apr 15th 2009 @ 3:56 pmIn relation to those “teaching moments” we all have as parents…With my sons I can throw them around a bit and they understand, with my daughter I have to plan, worry and be very careful with what I say or do.
First of all, what is wrong with pink??? It’s just a color, like blue or green or yellow. And boys don’t whine? Uh…….yeah RIGHT. Obviously you haven’t been around little boys much. My brother is 5 and he STILL cries all the time. My sister is 3. She’s potty trained and hardly ever whines. Here is what I think. Both genders bring their own magic and we need both genders. Some girls are girly girls, some girls are tomboys. You can’t bunch all girls up in the same group. All girls don’t like pink. I hated pink when I was little. I hated ballet too and I know a little boy whose not at all “feminine” and his favorite color is pink and he’ll tell that to anybody with no shame. Why? Cause pink is JUST another color. In some cultures pink is a masculine color and blue is feminine. These lists are both BS.
Comment by Carmen — Apr 29th 2009 @ 5:06 pmIn my opinion, boys and girls are equal. there isn’t any different between them.
Thanks
Comment by Shabab Haseen — Apr 30th 2009 @ 1:35 amLighten up people! Is just a little joky list. I found it hilarious
Comment by brooke — Jun 29th 2009 @ 2:35 pmwell I think that boys are better than girls because prarents spend to much on girls example:cloths snecers make up dolls baibe toys.
Comment by azhar — Aug 4th 2009 @ 11:38 pmYes, boys and girls are equal no matter what anyone says. I’m a mom of three boys and pregnant with an unknown fourth. I really do get sick of comments about how I need a girl or looks of pity when I say I have three boys.
Comment by carrie — Sep 17th 2009 @ 1:37 pmIn the big picture, boys and girls are both needed for different things and both can bring great things to this world. We really need eachother. Its a symbiotic relationship. We complement eachother.
As parents, we need to teach our boys/girls to become respectuful, moral grownups.
Obviously the lady who is happy she didn’t have “rat boys”, did not get that lesson.
Well baby’s are cute whether their a boy or girl but i favor boys because the don’t whine as much and they take less things to make them happy.
Comment by NOT YOU PROBLEM — Oct 5th 2009 @ 6:49 pmgirls rock! XD ;D
Comment by peach — Oct 17th 2009 @ 2:46 amboys are dum because they think girls can do anything they do like play football. i just think boys should let girls do the samething that boys do!!!!!
Comment by annie — Nov 17th 2009 @ 4:23 pmguys are equal to girls enough said
Comment by nicholasyew — Nov 30th 2009 @ 8:51 pmgirls are totally better than boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Comment by annie — Dec 2nd 2009 @ 6:09 pmUmm my brother likes pink and he’s like 14, even his friends do. Some girls like pink some dont -.-”. And this argument is kinda so not true boys are better. Boy’s can’t live without us girls =]. We do dishes, the washing, alot of cleaning. The only thing my bro would do is take out the rubbish -.-”.
Comment by Ashley — Dec 29th 2009 @ 2:45 pmAnd yesh I agree with Annie =]
Comment by Ashley — Dec 29th 2009 @ 2:46 pmSince I have 2 girls (16 & 19, and a grand daughter) and 2 boys (5 & 8), I can say I have thoroughly enjoyed both.. I couldn’t pick one gender over another and see many similarities in both “sets”..
My daughters were ‘one is peanut butter, the other is jelly’ and that was just how they were.. my boys are ‘white milk and chocolate’…
I skimmed over some of the other comments and how sad some couldn’t just laugh about it.. there are differences, there are similarities, but each is individual and regardless, all loved.
If you don’t have a son-in-law, you end up with a daughter-in-law.. may be just as bad (heck, you may wish for another mother-in-law instead, lol).
Edited to add: My youngest son *loves* pink AND makeup (he uses my makeup to make himself look like a vampire or to cover “scars”), my oldest daughter *hated* dressing like a girl and pink? forget about it.
Enjoy the kids!
Comment by Judi — Feb 8th 2010 @ 8:01 pmgeneral comment:
it is hard to compare, it mainly depends on how you raise them.( i guess)
boys: generally easier( clothing..etc), someone you can rely on later, they are cool, more practical and less complicated emotionally. as for problems, i am sure they have their on issues yet having a sister and 2 girls i canot really tell you
girls: less trouble makers, emotional support, yet, PMS . i think they are also smarter in the sense of solving problems and get life going ( not in the sense of math and science)
the list can go on..and on..
Comment by lin — Mar 7th 2010 @ 5:34 ami guess the best thing is to make the best of the qualities you have weather you are a male or female, and teach your kids the same thing.. that is just my opinion