Everybody knows that barring severe health problems and mental retardation, girls potty-train 3 to 6 months earlier than they would as boys -- it seems like everything from the standing urination to the more obstinate personality to the lack of sexual identification with the parent normally training them (the mother) slows boys down. But what I'm asking is why, with all these things going against the boys, do some girls get beat by their brothers, cousins, and neighbors when it comes to how young they were when diapers were no longer necessary? For example, I met a woman with a beautiful set of fraternal twins 3 years old, yet her daughter was the one in a Pull-Up! I mean, when your 2nd child is a girl, shouldn't you at least be consoled by the "fact" that she won't go through as many diapers as did your son? Why can't one be certain that her daughter will be trained before Christmas 2008 if her son was out of diapers by 29 months?
2006-07-02
23:47:07
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