Something that's had me wondering for a while now is the differences in behavior between the sexes as kids grow and mature. I'm an only child and have no kids of my own so all I can go by is the experiences of my friends.

My best friend has a boy and a girl about 2 years different in age. The boy has always been the typical boy, normal interests and such. He had little interest in school but seemed intelligent and tried most of the time. This has always been the case up until the last few years when he's reached his late teens. Now, he seems more focused and serious, is taking an interest in school and doing better there. Much to the joy of his mother.

Now the girl, she was always the serious student, got good grades, was very organized and well behaved. Then all Hell broke loose when she reached about 17. Her grades plummeted, she started partying constantly, drinking beer and smoking. (The smoking really confused everyone because she always hated the fact that her father smoked.) Anyway, she basically went wild from about age 17 until she turned 20 or 21. Now, thankfully, she seems to have gotten it out of her system and actually made the dean's list at university.

I have also heard from other parents that after it was all said and done, they had a better time raising boys than girls and that girls tend to turn into "the devil's spawn" when they become teenagers. Is this because girls have a much greater percieved change since they seem to be "sweet and innocent" when young whereas boys always have a certain base level of rebellion?

What are your thoughts?

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that's why I have cats.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

I have two daughters. They can oscilate between being the Devil's spawn one minute and little angels the next. They ARE females, of course . . . . . I don't know if the difference is related to their sex or just their personality. My son went through a little wildness as a teenage, but he has always applied himself in school and generally be a very good kid (man, now). He may be more conservative in some ways than I am.

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I have one of each.

SEX AGE STRESS LEVEL FROM RAISING THEM
BOY 18 10
GIRL 16 10000

Girls are much harder to deal with than boys.
The girl went from being "Daddy's girl" at young ages to hellspawn at around 11
The boy has been steady in his personality since he was an infant

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Its good to here from some of you guys with older daughters and your experiences. My daughter is 8(sons are 4 & 3)and I find it very difficult to get angry at her if she does something wrong or misbehaves. She is just daddys girl to me. Guess I will have to change as she gets older. My sons on the other hand seem to be 2 of the devils children(when they are together) and I don't have any difficulty in disciplining or scolding them. My wife is the exact opposite

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I have a son, but a friend of mine with two daughters summed up the difference quite succinctly:

"When you have a boy you only worry about one penis. When you have a girl you worry about every penis."

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2011 Mazda2
2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1994 C280 (retired)

I really know about this subject! My wife and I have raised two daughters. It has been HELL. Yes, they were sweet when they were young, but you asked what suddenly happened to them as young teens? HORMONES!!! Oh GOD the hormones in girls turn them into monsters! Both our teen girls had the worst, mouthy, wicked attitudes. Attitude, eyerolling, yelling, drama queens, grounding, police, wrecked cars, you name it... Everyone told us boys were a 100 times easier to raise. The tension around here was so bad at one time it almost caused my wife and I to split.

3 daughters, all different.

The oldest was a very difficult individual through her teen years. Turns out it had an organic cause that has been pretty much cured. She recently gave me a pay raise by getting married.

The middle one is generous and sweet. About to graduate from university. I should get a substantial pay raise from her next summer.

The youngest is a princess. Imperious, demanding, expensive. I feel sorry for the boy that marries that one.

All 3 were/are honest, hard-working and self-starters. They accept responsibility and I look forward to getting to know them as equal adults with Mrs B & me.

I'm not far ahead of you cooner, my DD just turned 9. And I have much the same problem as you. My sons are 11, 5.5 and 2 and I have no problem correcting their behavior.

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'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Seems like girls save up all their misbehavin' and let it rip all at once. Boys go through horomones too and it doesn't seem to effect them the same. Probably just really dramatic PMS that lasts for a couple years...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Teenage girls are tough. My sister turned into a b**** when she was 12 and at 21 she still is.

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Couple years? My daughters were/are hellish attitude, drama queen, selfish from age 14 - 20. That's more than a couple years... Both in college now. Whew! Someone asked me about "emptynest"? I said," yea right, it's like someone pulling a big nail out of your head, would you miss that?"

I have two sons and a daughter. The daughter is 18 with a boyfriend(Cant stand him) and she is a senior in High School. Cheerleader, princess and all crazy stuff. My two sons where very easy to raise one is 20 and the other is 35. Girls are much much harder to rasie.

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