[Potty Diva]

Are you a mama of girls and no boys? Do you LOVE being a mom of only girls? Do you feel complete, balanced, in the majority in your house?

Let's talk about raising girls and the fun that comes with having a built in girl friend

 

[IfMamaAintHappy]

I am a mama to only girls: 5 1/2, 2 1/2, and due in October!

 

[Elphaba]

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[xela&theboys]

Even though I only have boys, I will come and lurk here to see how different (really) is to raise only boys than to raise only girls

Caro

 

[Potty Diva]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elphaba I think Potty Diva means only children who are girls rather than families who have multiple girl children, right?

Oops, my bad

I'll change the title

 

[*daciaperfect*]

my daughter chloe is my only. we cant have anymore children, but thinking about things, we are rather happy to be only having one child. we feel so complete.

 

[Treasuremapper]

I have two girls. I almost didn't check this thread because I thought it was about having just one girl. Maybe the title needs to be changed again, because "onelies" makes it sound like families with just one.

Now, reading some of the posts above, I am totally confused.

 

[Potty Diva]

I'm sorry let me clarify, and I have changed the title once but will again. Sorry if it sounds confusing.

This thread is for mamas who have ONE child who is a girl. It's an only thread.

 

[Potty Diva]

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Originally Posted by *daciaperfect* my daughter chloe is my only. we cant have anymore children, but thinking about things, we are rather happy to be only having one child. we feel so complete.

I hear ya. I think we have finally, I think, settled on having just one, and a really glad to have a daughter, although, will I be saying that when she is a preteen? I hope so.

We have tons of fun together and she really enjoys helping out in the kitchen, gardening, and of course her favorite past time, shopping

She is so into being a ballerina and I want to take that where ever she wants to. I don't think I could do that with more than one girl, or child even.

 

[Copper]

My daughter is an only and a girl.

I have had a good relationship with my mom and have to say that I feel completely done, now that I have my girl and am glad I got her on the first try. We were thinking one or two, but since we have had her I feel like I hit the jackpot.

She also is into all that is feminine. She currently attends a "gymnastics/tumbling" class and a ballet "class" out of a home studio with 2 other girls that are friends.

I am not quite sure where she got her long, long legs and long torso though... :LOL

 

[slacker_mom]

I have a 10 month old daughter, and I believe she will be an only child.

Yesterday I started reading "Growing a Girl: Seven Strategies for Raising a Strong, Spirited Daughter," by Barbara Mackoff. I find the book pretty interesting so far. One of the author's arguments is that the biggest difference between boys and girls is how we treat them. I think she is right.

 

[darlindeliasmom]

I'm mom of an only girl...we didn't plan on an only, but I had her when I was 39, and no more babies look like they're coming!!
She is a fierce, adventurous 8-yr-old, who wants to wear lipstick to karate class and can break boards with her bare hands...and spends half her time at home making dresses out of silkies and practicing dance moves in front of the mirror.
It's been a wild ride so far...looking forward to the scary years around the corner!!

 

[Parthenia]

I now have 2 girls, so I'm ineligible for the tribe. We thought we were done, but....
I just wanted to say

: to you mamas
I am an only child, and I had a very nice childhood.

 

[Potty Diva]

hrm...perhaps I should make a change again. I hate excluding anyone. Perhaps a mams of girls only thread?

Yea, I like that. Parthenia STAY. We could use all the advice we can get!

 

[Parthenia]

Okay. Cool! Girls rock! DH is the only male in the house. Even the cat is a female, and so was the dog before her.

 

[Potty Diva]

Right on. I thought we would get more conversation generated with an all girl group.

Kailey is 4 yrs old. She is a true Pisces, loves water, and has rarely fussed about getting her hair washed

Sometimes I feel uncertain as to what things to encourage. Princesses, Barbies, tomboyishness. I want her to have the benefits of being well rounded while not curbing her desire to go after something that is labeled femme. Yk?

 

[Copper]

I was unsure of how I was going to guide dd through the sudden onslaught of all things princess, pretty and "beautiful" too. With her birthday and turning 4 she knew exactly what she wanted and the gifts were primarily dolls, a Barbie or two dressed as Cinderella, and a Snow White doll, princess CD player-thing, scooter, bike on and on.

I just let it go and her dress up box is filled, she has gotten over her refusal to wear anything but dresses and prefers shorts now. She likes her "fake" jewelry and has moved to wanting to confiscate some of mine!

I thinks she will be a very athletic kid, good eye to hand coordination really early so presently we do a few activities though we may add soccer to that at some point, I saw her out with a friend yesterday and was amazed at how she was actually able to control the ball. Her "coordination and balance" I guess for a lack of a better description has really gotten fine tuned in just the last 3 months or so. Wow the time is really going fast.

It is the teen years that I dread. I was kind of a handful....

 

[Potty Diva]

Hey Cooper!

Oh yes, the dreaded teen years. I just hope I can remember to be respectful even when she has wild ideas. I want to be someone she can talk to and I hope by creating that relationship now, I wil be. I get all nervous about it though, when I think of her being a teen. Maybe cause I felt so alone and not cared about. I don't want that for her.

Kailey loves to dance, but lacks coordination. So we just do it for fun. She has lots of opportunity to fine tune her large muscles so I am sure it will happen in time. She turned four in February. Now, her fine motor skills rock the cazbah! Much like mine and her daddy's. She is an incredible artist and can manage many a tiny object (glueing, scisoors, etc). Oh, and singing. This is her new pasttime.

I think we may do an instrument after we move instead of a physical sport to see if her true passion lies there. Although, you would think she was born a ballerina to hear her talk :LOL

 

[Dar]

I have a 12 year old girl, my only... she is an "old" 12, so the teen years are really here. The butting heads times are very, very hard, but luckily they're far outweighed by the great hanging-out together times. She is smart, funny, interested in the world, opinionated, kind, caring, and really a great person. It has been hard to find the line sometimes, on when to advise and when to be quiet, but we're getting there.

She loves ballet, and theatre, and soccer, and dyed hair, and blogging, and all sorts of things. Her personal style is all her own. I admire her a lot.

Dar

 

[charmedbeing]

I'm the mother of a beautiful spirited 8 month baby girl! She is my angel.