Sister, sister

 

 

Bounty.com, a UK parenting website, recently conducted a study of the combinations of children that lead to the happiest families, and....wooohooooooooo! Two girls is at the top! I don't know how true this is, but, I know so many families of two daughters and every woman I've asked has loved having one sister. Maybe there is something to it?

Here are the conclusions of the study.  Take it for what it's worth--amusement!:

‘BEST’ TO ‘WORST’ COMBINATIONS OF CHILDREN:

1. Two girls

2. One boy and one girl

3. Two boys

4. Three girls

5. Three boys

6. Four boys

7. Two girls and one boy

8. Two boys and one girl

9. Three boys and one girl

10. Three girls and one boy

11. Two boys and two girls

12. Four girls

BENEFITS OF HAVING TWO GIRLS:

1. Rarely noisy

2. Help around the house

3. Very few fights and arguments

4. Quite easy to reason with

5. Play together nicely

6. Rarely ignore each other

7. They confide in you

8. Very well behaved

9. Rarely try to wind each other up

10. Really like each other

NEGATIVES OF HAVING FOUR GIRLS:

1. Fight and argue all the time

2. Difficult to reason with

3. Ignore and dislike each other

4. Bedtime routine is a nightmare

5. Create a lot of noise around the house

6. Rarely confide in you

7. Hard to deal with when ill

8. Takes ages getting ready for school

9. Had to buy a bigger house and car

10. Hard to cope with on a daily basis