>>>Hiya Dan,
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>>>First, congratulations. Do you already have any children?
>>>
>>>As the father of 1 girl and 2 boys, I'd say girls are easier. But maybe I'm the exception rather than the rule.< g >
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>>Actually this is our first. I've heard that girs are easier at least till there teen years. Then I've got whip out a few lines like. "I've got a shovel and a shotgun, and if you don't get my daughter back before 10:00pm, I'll be digging a new grave."
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>Actually, it's not the girls who are so much the problem, but the boys they see. Fortunately, I'm long past that point. My daughter has been married for six years now.

I guess it really depends on the parent. Hopefully all will go well.