Pet Peeve of the Week

So the other night I was talking with a group of ladies who live in my neighborhood. The typical "mother woes" were being exchanged. Moms were lodging their complaints about the hardships of motherhood...particularly the never ending messes that kids tend to make and then leave for somebody else (mom) to clean up. The women who were talking were all younger than me and had much younger kids. I joined the conversation and added that it doesn't always get better just because they get older. At this point, the mom who started the conversation turns to me and says "well, at least you have girls, I have boys." What exactly does that mean. I guess my girls didn't read the memo stating that because of their gender they will value cleanliness and not make or leave messes, but rather become housekeepers themselves at a very young age. Granted, I have not had the opportunity to raise sons, but despite some differences that I acknowledge, when it comes to things like this, the only difference is that messes at my house tend to be of a Littlest Pet Shop and American Girl doll nature rather than Transformers and Legos. The other thing it means is that is made it onto my pet peeve list for the week.