Are all boys exhausting?

[Teri7489]

My son is 17 months old and never stops! Both kids walked early (9/10 months) and always moving but I don't remember my daughter being this tiring! He climbs on everything, likes to pull everything off tables, empty drawers, cupboards, toy tubs! I feel like I never sit down as he's always up to something!

Just my boy? Please tell me not lol

 

[TTCfirstovr30]

I am expecting my first baby and it is a boy. When I told my mom I was having a boy she said, "Well, you will always be skinny." So I am expecting all boys to be high energy. I am following the post to get myself ready!

I remember my brother growing up and he was crazy, throwing peoples keys into the water (we lived on the water and had a dock), climbing in trees up on houses and steeling bikes, breaking windows when he was a little bit older.

 

[lau86]

Yes both my boys are hard work

 

[sil]

I think it depends on the kid to be honest. Both my boys are really hard work (rarely listen, make huge messes, get into everything), but I have a friend who has a boy who is like a dream - very sweet, listens to anything she says, etc. I also have friends with girls who are off the walls and some of the girls in DS's preschool never listen and run wild while other girls don't. I don't necessarily think it's a boy/girl thing as much as a personality thing.

 

[kellyc1987]

My boy (22 months) is very high energy, always climbing on something or someone, empties cupboards and is pretty hyper all around really.

But my nephew (8yo) is calm as anything and my niece (6yo) is the hyper one always up to some sort of mischief so I think it depends on the child

 

[fxmummyduck]

My boy isn't high energy, he's very cuddly likes to read books, has never emptied cupboards or climbed furniture!! He's just not very physical and is very gentle so not all boys are the same.

My nephews on the other hand.....!

 

[Bevziibubble]

I think it depends on the child. My son does seem to have a lot of energy and likes doing things he shouldn't. My daughter is very energetic too though, although she does have an extremely sensitive and caring side. My husband was a good child and never got into much trouble, so I am hoping my son will be kind of the same

 

[Teri7489]

Don't get me wrong, he loves cuddles and kisses. His favourite toy is a dolls pram and carries a pink fluffy blanket everywhere. He just never stops. Won't sit to watch TV, won't play with a toy for any length of time. Just likes to climb and make a mess alllll the time. He was in hospital yesterday and I had to move the cot away from the wall as he was pulling everything off, and it took 3 of us to hold him down for a heart trace as he just wouldn't sit still lol. my nieces are high energy but nothing like my son

 

[Rainbow82]

My boy is 20 months and is incredibly high energy according to his nursery. It sounds like he is actually quieter there than at home as well though 😕, he climbs everything, runs everywhere and is constantly on the go climbing over the stairgates, jumping off the sofa. I keep waiting for him to calm down. I've described him to friends as like a dog In That he needs to get out everyday and run around the park or a field. We spend a lot of time at soft plays etc but I find it exhausting as he's a lot younger than most of the kids and I have to follow him round a lot.
Eta I do have friends with boys though who are lovely and calm and not nearly as high energy as mine so I think it totally depends on the child.

 

[Cariad_x]

My son literally never stops, everyone I know comments on it. I've come to accept that I'll just permanently be exhausted

 

[CaptainMummy]

It's definitely not just boys. I have girls and both of my youngest are non stop all day, and always have been. I am permanently exhausted

 

[george83]

Yes - I have 3 and am constantly exhausted! Ds1 in particular will not just sit and be bored he constantly has to be doing something

 

[SarahBear]

I'm pretty sure it's just a toddler thing. Leo is 22 months and becoming easier. Both my kids (oldest a girl) started getting easier around 18 months.

 

[Zephram]

Ordinarily I eschew gender stereotypes, but in this case my experience leads me to say HELL YES, boys are exhausting.

I have two boys, aged 4 and 18 months, and they are both very high energy, very physical, never sit still, jumping off the walls types. They are legit crazy. I am permanently exhausted keeping up with them. And I say this in the sense that they are completely developmentally normal in every way, they are just little balls of energy who run everybody ragged.

My brother has two girls of similar ages and my parents babysit each set of kids regularly and they say without a shadow of a doubt that the two girls are much less exhausting to look after.

Also, for those interested, there has been actual scientific research conducted that shows that having boys may shorten a mothers life. No joke, you may lose 34 weeks of your life for every boy you birth to. There is an article here published in the journal Nature from 2013 talking about it.

 

[Teri7489]

I can believe it. I'm 27 and feel I'm about 70 now! I take them to my grandads every weekend or so and my aunts and uncles (in their 50's) say that he is just exhausting! My daughter can be full of beans but I've never come across a child like my son. he's a little sweetie but God does he tire me out!

 

[JumpingIn]

My son runs up and down our hallway shouting for most of the time we are indoors. If not that, he's tearing something apart, climbing or dancing!

We tried song time at the library today and he spent quite a lot of the time climbing and jumping off the chairs and tables while all the other kids (mostly girls the same age as him) sat quietly!

 

[DebbieF]

My son is 17 months old and never stops! Both kids walked early (9/10 months) and always moving but I don't remember my daughter being this tiring! He climbs on everything, likes to pull everything off tables, empty drawers, cupboards, toy tubs! I feel like I never sit down as he's always up to something!

Just my boy? Please tell me not lol

My son is the EXACT same way! Constantly climbing on things, pulls everything off shelves; just a busy guy. My daughter was never like this.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

My boy was into everything but my girl is non stop chatter.

 

[upsy daisy1]

I think it depends on the child...I have two girls and they are both high energy but my second was an early walker and hasn't stopped since!! She is always climbing on things or into cupboards.if she is quiet then she is up to something. She pulls all our shoes out and wears them..she empties all the cupboards..pulls the clothes from the washing mashine.if I tidy up she walks behind me destroying everything.she hates sitting in the pram and climbs out when she can.my first is now 7 and was a late walker so I had 15-16 months before I was on my toes..but now she is very high energy.my sister has two boys..the first was high energy but the second is very chilled.he's cuddly and so loving.so as I said ..it depends on the child!! I think my girls are more energetic and hard work than my sisters boys!

 

[catty]

I find my son exhausting in that he is non stop and literally jumping off the walls. Hes so heavy footed too im sure there is an elephant in my house!! My daughter isnt quite as extreme but i find her questions and chatter more exhausting.
She speaks and speaks and speaks i literally want to scream at her to shut up at times, but i dont of course but exhausting!!!