If you can only have one kid, would you prefer a son or a daughter?

Question

Most people I know selected the boy for inheritance reason like carrying foward the surname especially in Asian countries. But, I would love to have a daughter - girls are so much more well-behaved than boys. What's your opinion based on your choice?

Answer 1

Before my children were born, I wouldn't be able to answer your question. Now that they, a son and a daughter, have been born and alive for 20+ years, I DEFINITELY couldn't answer your question. To believe in gender character traits is a losing proposition. I can tell you that I love both my son and daughter immensely, as he just came back from his second tour in Iraq in the U.S. Army, and she is living with her mother not far from me, and with the experience of having been given by God both a son and a dauther, I can tell you that they're both ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, even on their bad days, which they've both had throughout the years. If you ever have kids, you'll know what I mean. God Bless you.

Answer 2

I think I would prefer a son if I could only have one, but for the same reason that you think you would want a girl. Boys are more well-behaved in my opinion.

Girls are a lot harder to raise than boys are. ESPECIALLY as they get older. Oh my. Then you have the mood swings, and the boyfriends O_O and the 'you dont understand me, you never will!" and do you let them go out at night? Oh man...definitely a boy.

Answer 3

Well, Most little girls I know ( and my friends have all girls act just like my 3 boys do) They are full of energy. I have always wanted a girl though. Now that I have had boys I dont know what I would say to that question. Even though I still really want a girl.

Answer 4

I would take whatever was given to me, but having raised 3 daughters and now raising a 2 year old granddaughter and a 3 year old grandson, I see the differences. Boys are much rowdier than girls but girls are much harder in the middle school years. I think both have their good points and their bad points.

Answer 5

Being a man I was so sure about wanting to have a boy, then my wife and I had a little girl 1 year ago. Now I would not trade the world for the pure joy I have in our daughter.

Answer 6

I have three girls and one boy. Each one of them have their own personality. I will say the girls are much more emotional and you do have a bonding thing with them as a woman. My son is very close to me, but not as much when he was younger. He is now sixteen. I will say the well-behaved is not a sex thing. Girls can be just as bad behaved as boys. It is a toss up.

Answer 7

My daughter that I was blessed with! I'm not comfortable with interacting with kids, and I think having a girl is easier because I can identify with her a bit better than I would think I could with a boy. The name thing wouldn't bother me. I'd still want a girl.

Answer 8

a number of both because a mom-daughter and a mom-son relationship is amazingly diferent ; they want to study quite some issues! i want to have 4 or 6 toddlers yet when I had absolutely one of each and every i'd experience free with 2. i want a huge loving relations.

Answer 9

I wasn't supposed to be able to have any children and then I became pregnant. I wanted a girl so bad. Couldn't explain why but I didn't want a boy at all. I have my girl and I'm now pregnant again (funny how wrong doctors can be) and this time I'm happy either way.

Answer 10

S son mostly because I an a male and I want a son to teach the things every son should know, but also to have an heir to carry on the family name.