Debbie - I understand how you feel.  I think if one was to have only one child a boy seems to be easier.  Trust me after 6 daughters... girls are not easy. They are delightful when they are little but cost a lot when &quot;fashion sense&quot; kicks in.  As Rose says boys eats you out of house and home, which we didn&#39;t experience with girls, after 12 they are far more interested in their &quot;figures&quot; than eating sensibly.  But at this stage boys are thinking of expensive toys, bikes, cars etc.... so I suppose it evens out.