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Lisha 
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:40pm |
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My sister in law said that our girls were "high maintenance" !!
I was a bit offended! She has 2 boys.
I am still not sure to laugh it off or was she trying to make a point?
What do you think?
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lilfatty
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:43pm |
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If someone said that about Issy .. I wouldnt think it was a good thing!
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:44pm |
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LOL How can a 1 and 3 yr old be high maintenance!
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:45pm |
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I don't know.
I think one of my friends kids is high maintenance but I wouldn't say it. And when I think that it's because she's extremely clingy, can't be out of sight from her mum the whole time even though she's over 2 and she's always been like that because she never spends time away from her mum like ever.
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:51pm |
I am not sure why she said it... 
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:53pm |
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My interpretation of high maintenance - is I guess like grown women who need to be entertained a lot and like lots of toys etc. Is that what your sil meant?
I've always found little boys more hard work than little girls IMHO.
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Lisha
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:58pm |
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Not sure what she meant. Maybe they do need more attention than her boys.? We were all at the batch together over New Years.
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 4:23pm |
Maybe its cause girls are more talkative and like interaction where as boys are more play in the dirt type things 
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 4:53pm |
It could of been her saying that they are a little more hard work than her boys. I have found my friends girl is more demanding than my boys. And that may come under high maintainence to her.
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 6:12pm |
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I've always found girls want more people interaction by way of conversation and people reaction. It's just the way little girls seem to be. Boys (most, not all) seem to be happy to get on with things if they have something to entertain them.
Nothing wrong with either. Just the differences between boys and girls. Some research suggests these reasons might be why girls often tend to read/talk earlier than boys but that's just something I read.
I wouldn't describe that as High Maintenance. Perhaps she is just used to boys and doesn't understand little girls.
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 7:42pm |
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I wouldn't describe that as High Maintenance. Perhaps she is just used to boys and doesn't understand little girls. |
Yep I would think maybe that was it? Although I would take that as a compliment what a funny thing to say? .Like I am used to running around & getting dirty with my boys so I would probably find little girls a bit different to deal with from what I am used to? I would take it with a grain of salt, you know your girls are wonderful
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 8:01pm |
is this the SIL you have some problems with ? I say , unless every single person you meet tells you how high maintanence they are, take what she says with a grain of salt (and in your head poke your tongue out at her and say neh neh neh! , cos thats more fun ) 
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 8:21pm |
Haha thanks, no this is another SIL, she is sometimes as bit wacky and was suprised with this comment! 
They are wonderful! And I love them to bits 
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 8:21pm |
I have one of each sex and yip sometime my girl is harder as she like to be around us all the time even more when friends are here and my boy can also be hard work - hopefully your sil just meant it as a passing comment as she has yet to experience having girls.
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 8:24pm |
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 8:52pm |
oh god lisha your girls aren't high maintenance!!! they are both lovely 
charli is definately more high maintenance than jack because she wants my attention more...jack is happy to play without me
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Posted: 05 January 2009 at 9:27pm |
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Gee, I always thought Boys were more high maintenance than girls. At three Jake needed constant supervision and ran around like a nutter, whereas my gf's little girl would sit nicely and play beads for HOURS. I was so jealous.
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Posted: 06 January 2009 at 8:09pm |
I would have just taken it as girls want ("need" ) more clothes and accessories than boys. It might have been that they chat a lot more and stuff... but who cares? The fact is that probably each of you are used to the gender that you have so you think her boys would be tougher to look after and she thinks the reverse. Just grin and say, "I'm not so sure about that... but I wouldn't trade them for the world!"
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Posted: 12 January 2009 at 9:48pm |
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Hey chick, just read this!
Would this be the SIL I was talking about before xmas??
If it is, she really has a cheek! The day I met her, both her boys went into the most spectaclar tantrums! Your girls are def not high maintenance!
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Posted: 13 January 2009 at 7:30am |
Geee thats a rde thing to say just ignore her maybe she all jelloues of your cute girls
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