Does anyone have kids who are total opposites?

[Paz]

My dd and ds are. My dd is quiet, thoughtful, and hates taking risks. She loves calmness, sameness, and peace. Ds is loud, energetic, and loves to try new things. Recently he has learned to surf, play hockey, and scuba dive. My dd has taken on quieter pursuits such as writing and photography. I love seeing their personalities develop. I also love the interests and hobbies they introduce to me. It makes life interesting to say the least.;)

[MyThreeSons]

Everything from learning styles to what they like to watch on TV is different. If it were possible to have three that are all "opposites", that would be my three. Throw in my dh, and he's different still ....

I love them all, and can connect with them all, although each in different ways.

[JudoMom]

Everything from learning styles to what they like to watch on TV is different. If it were possible to have three that are all "opposites", that would be my three. Throw in my dh, and he's different still ....

I love them all, and can connect with them all, although each in different ways.

LOL! I was going to say that I have 5 boys opposites here. Dh & I were just discussing this the other night. It surprises me how different they all are :001_smile:.

[MyThreeSons]

LOL! I was going to say that I have 5 boys opposites here. Dh & I were just discussing this the other night. It surprises me how different they all are :001_smile:.

We can tailor each child's education, working with his strengths while building up his weaker areas, choosing methods that match his learning style, catering to his particular interests (not entirely, of course), pushing him gently in areas he might resist, and rejoicing with him as he learns. I'm so grateful that I didn't have to use a cookie-cutter approach with my guys!!

[ereks mom]

Like your dc, I have one who is a risk-taker and one who is not. In my case, though, it is my daughter who is the risk-taker and my son who is not. There are some areas where they cross over, but for the most part, ER is the quiet one and EK is the noisy one.

[dopeyfav]

Funny, my dh & I just had this conversation about our boys. From day 1 they were as opposite (and still are) as they could possibly be. Isn't it amazing they can be raised in the same household with the same parents and be sooooo different.

[MamaT]

My dc are all very different, but I notice it the most in my older two boys. They have always been best friends and very close, but are SO different. One is in the Marine Corp, neat freak, rarely emotional, thinks things through thoroughly before making a move. His older brother is very sensitive, a poet, impulsive, and a slob. They laugh about their differences and love each other anyway, thank goodness.

[Martha]

I've managed to have no less than 4 very different learners out of my 7 being formally schooled so far, 3 are VERY different from the others.
Just when I think I've got a plan and a clue to how to make everything work, someone has to go be a unique individual with free will and mess up my spreadsheet formatted plans.
the plans of mice and homeschooling mothers....:D

[WTMCassandra]

Oh, yes. "DD, slow down! DS, speed up!" It drives me batty during the "together" subjects. I keep vowing I'm going to write a homeschool talk on "Homeschooling the Tortoise and the Hare."

[Paz]

I didn't think too much about how this applies to homeschooling because it has been so long since I homeschooled ds. Now I remember several first days of school with him crying because his sister was asking too many questions during our history study and he didn't think we'd ever be able to get through our history study for the year. :lol: Poor kid. He wanted to get things done quickly without much comment. I finally had to separate them for all subjects except an occasional read-aloud.