[Pamsko]

When I was pg with my bio dd, all I wanted was a little girl. One of the reasons was that my ex-h would never have made a good role model for a little boy. And I did want a child "I understood"...
Now, as my dd approaches puberty, I wish I didn't understand quite so much!

As a single mom with a daughter for years and years (8 to be exact), I really enjoyed having that mother-daughter relationship. But, I have a friend who was a single mom to her son for almost 5 years and they had an equally joyous relationship. I don't think either one is "easier"...

When my dh and I first looked into adopting, we wanted a boy and a girl. We were told we'd be offerred a little boy almost immediately but that the wait for a little girl would be "months"....well, I already knew that the wait for our children would be "months" in the process...and I'm ready now. After lots of discussion, we decided to go with two little boys. My dh now is a wonderful husband and father, and our two little sons-to-be couldn't have a better role model. So, it's all worked out.