Too Many Girls in the Family?

By Diana Bauder

@BloggerDi (3113)

United States

August 1, 2022 7:45pm CST

The photo is me with my four granddaughters. It was taken a few months ago. The girls were 9, 5, 5 and 3 at the time. And no, I don't believe there is such a thing as "too many" of one gender in any family. Every person is a unique blessing! In my family of origin, we have an abundance of girls! I have one son and one daughter, but six nieces. Now four granddaughters. It seems to be a common occurrence for families to have more of one gender than the other. Do any of you have many more males than females or vice-versa? But wait! I have news! My daughter is expecting a baby boy in September!

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@Adie04 (17360)

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2 Aug 22

Congratulations in advance to your daughter! One of my aunts, she had all 3 males. I mean, 3 male cousins. So female. But one of my another aunt, had all 6 daughters.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thank you! Wow, your family dynamics are a great example of what I described.

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@Adie04 (17360)

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3 Aug 22

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@kaylachan (58262)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Aug 22

I grew up in a household of mostly girls, but my sisters had a mix of each. Though when my nieces and nephews started having kids, they had a lot of boys first.

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@kaylachan (58262)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Aug 22

@BloggerDi Not a problem.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thanks so much for adding to the discussion @kaylachan.

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@RebeccasFarm (86828)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Congrats to your daughter!! What a lovely photo anyway of you all..so lovely

Well, there were 4 girls and one boy in our family that is all.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Hi @RebeccasFarm.

Thanks for your kind comments and for sharing about your family.

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@RebeccasFarm (86828)

• United States

2 Aug 22

@BloggerDi Welcome have a nice day now Diana

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (58151)

• Centralia, Washington

13 Aug 22

My family has more girls than boys.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

13 Aug 22

Thanks for adding to my discussion @sallypup.

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@Dena91 (15910)

• United States

13 Aug 22

You're so very right, every person is a unique blessing. Prayers for a safe delivery for your daughter and grandson.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

13 Aug 22

Thank you!

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3 Aug 22

My parents had 9 children. There were 4 girls and 5 boys. They had 2 girls and 3 boys in the first batch, waited 6 years, then had 2 girls and 2 boys. I was in the 2nd batch of kids. So I was hanging out with my older brothers and sisters when I was young. Many times my older sisters would babysit us younger kids while my parents went on short vacations or worked overtime to cover expenses of a large family.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

3 Aug 22

Thanks for commenting @randytoo.

I think your family might be the exception, having an almost equal number of boys and girls.

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@dodo19 (47121)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

2 Aug 22

Congrats to your daughter. It's similar to my mother-in-law. She has 5 grandkids. My husband and I have 3 and his sister 2. My mother-in-law has 4 granddaughters and 1 grandson, who is the youngest. She never really cared whether it was a boy or girl, so long as it was healthy. And as much as my husband and I did want one of each before having kids, we were going to love our kids no matter the gender.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thank you for sharing @dodo19! Yes I agree with you, your husband and MIL. The gender really doesn't matter at all when it comes to love.

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@rebelann (111263)

• El Paso, Texas

2 Aug 22

Wow, finally a boy. YaY. Well, both my parents are from larger families. Mom's parents had 5, 4 girls and a boy. Dad's family had 5, 3 boys 2 girls. I suppose they were female dominant?

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

I appreciate your comments @rebelann.

Well, your mother's family was female dominant I'd say!

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@JudyEv (326170)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 22

My sister had 5 sons and I had 2 so my mother had to wait quite a few years before she was blessed with a great grand-daughter.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

3 Aug 22

Wow! Another good example of what I mentioned. Thanks for sharing this @JudyEv.

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@Hildasalom (937)

• Nairobi, Kenya

2 Aug 22

All children are a blessing, I don't mind the gender as long as the baby is healthy.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thank you and I agree!

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@yoalldudes (35040)

• Philippines

2 Aug 22

We also have tons of girls in the family compared to boys. You will never get lonely with a ton of these little cuties to keep you company. Congrats to her and your family!!!

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thanks so much @yoalldudes.

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• Poland

2 Aug 22

I congratulate your daughter and wish you a lot of strength and good health. My family is different. My mom has 4 of us and these are 2 daughters and 2 sons. Including one pair, daughter and son are twins. However, in the next line (this is the name) there is an advantage of boys. I have 2 sons, my sister has 1 son and my brother has a daughter. Everything the other way around. The most important thing, however, is that the children are healthy, regardless of gender :)

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thanks for your kind comments and for sharing about your family dynamics!

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@solidcodes (1690)

• Philippines

2 Aug 22

If the girls are just less than 10. then it's not many.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thanks for your comment @solidcodes. :)

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@Beestring (13387)

• Hong Kong

2 Aug 22

I have 6 nephews in the family. Two nephews, each has two sons. All boys.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thanks @Beestring. That's a good example for my post!

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Gruffydd Rhydderch

@Orson_Kart (6121)

• United Kingdom

3 Aug 22

There can never be enough girls in the world, especially if they are mini Dianas!

There are more girls than boys in my family going back a few generations, so you’re not alone. Lovely photo

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

3 Aug 22

It's great to see your sweet comments @Orson_Kart.

Thanks for telling a bit about your family too!

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

13 Aug 22

We were four brothers and no sister.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

13 Aug 22

Oh yes, it happens frequently. Thank you @sjvg.

@jstory07 (134679)

• Roseburg, Oregon

13 Aug 22

That is great news about the baby boy. I have an equal number of boys and girls in my grandchildren. But so far only one great grand daughter. The rest are boys.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

13 Aug 22

Hi Judy @jstory07.

Thanks for sharing about your family male/female ratio.

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

13 Aug 22

We also have 4 granddaughters

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

14 Aug 22

@BloggerDi , Yes, they sure are. Everyone of them have different personalities.

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

13 Aug 22

Aren't they grand?

Thanks @marlina.

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@RasmaSandra (73749)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Aug 22

You have beautiful granddaughters, and congratulations on the expectant grandson, I have no children or siblings but I do have a stepgrandson and stepgranddaughter on the other side of the world,

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

2 Aug 22

Thank you for sharing your comments @RasmaSandra.

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@gtdoss (1013)

• United States

14 Aug 22

Congratulations on your daughter expecting a baby boy in September! My mother-in-law always wanted a daughter, but she had two boys (one is my husband). When her sons got married, she wanted boy grandchildren, but she got four grandsons! She finally ended up getting a girl great-grandchild. She had to be super patient to realize her dream, LOL!

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@BloggerDi (3113)

• United States

14 Aug 22

Hi @gtdoss and thanks for sharing! I saw a family on tv who had ten boys and were trying to decide if they would try again for a girl!