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Why Am I So Sad About Having a Boy?
New York Magazine ^ | 1/15/2016 | Jenn Gann

Posted on 01/15/2016 10:42:54 AM PST by nickcarraway

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The next day I went out and bought him some useless pink ballet slippers, with bows, in the hopes of having a child who is a better version of me after all.

I hate this woman.
21 posted on 01/15/2016 10:53:23 AM PST by needmorePaine
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To: Vigilanteman
Gender Sex of the child
22 posted on 01/15/2016 10:53:25 AM PST by nickcarraway
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Why?

Because as a white make he will be discriminated all his life and not have the same opportunities as others because of his plumbing...


23 posted on 01/15/2016 10:54:20 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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I was really looking forward to being dumber than my daughter.

She should take some consolation with the thought that now she can look forward to being dumber than her son.

24 posted on 01/15/2016 10:54:26 AM PST by Daaave ("Was blind, but now I see.")
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To: nickcarraway

Do you get paid by NY Magazine to promote their crap? Two articles in a row.


25 posted on 01/15/2016 10:54:53 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first ande then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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Goodness Lady, just go to Planned Parenthood and then give it another try. What a friggin loon, poor kid if he makes it out alive.

Did I see that she referred to the clump of cells Fetus as a Baby Boy? I guess that’s progress.


26 posted on 01/15/2016 10:55:05 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Get the CDS and TDS Vaccines before it's too late.)
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To: bigbob

And they were hilarious.


27 posted on 01/15/2016 10:56:02 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

That, to use the term very loosely, lady is mentally ill. And so is, in my opinion, her husband.


28 posted on 01/15/2016 10:56:05 AM PST by sport
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Heck my wife and I started with a son and wanted a daughter next badly....well number 2 was a boy.....so we tried again.....number 3 was a boy......well we tried again.....number 4 was a girl. yeah. We stopped after 4. I am glad we have 4.....had we had a girl after 2, we might only have 2 children....God knows what he is doing. You just have to trust with everything.


29 posted on 01/15/2016 10:56:37 AM PST by napscoordinator
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I had a friend who had five younger brothers. After six boys they finally got one girl.


30 posted on 01/15/2016 10:57:53 AM PST by nickcarraway
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We’re having a boy..really wanted a boy but if girl, would’ve been just as happily blessed.
We struggled for long time to have our one/only baby & to read articles like this..makes me sad/angry at same time.
What is wrong with these people!??


31 posted on 01/15/2016 10:59:18 AM PST by rainee (Her)
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To: Vigilanteman

You are so right.
Three times I was asked, “Do you want a boy or a girl?”
Three times I answered, “What I want is HEALTHY wife and a HEALTHY baby..period.”
Three times I hit the jackpot.
That was enough.


32 posted on 01/15/2016 10:59:23 AM PST by CaptainAmiigaf (New York Times: "We print the news as it fits our views.")
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If gender disappointment occurs on child number one, the parent has a problem and should seek help. Clearly they weren’t wanting to parent a child; they had other desires that might affect their ability to parent.

However, let’s be real. If a couple has several children of one gender, yes, gender disappointment is a thing. A thing that really hurts. Good to get it over with at the ultrasound, then by the time the next little brother or sister arrives, you can be ready for the beautiful individual who is arriving.

It is normal to want to parent both genders. Especially of your gender. People feel very guilty when they have gender disappointment and they should go easy on themselves. They love their all of a kind children but long for a son or a daughter. It’s just one of those sadnesses that their friends or family don’t respect. If they voice it, people will say stupid things like “Be grateful for the children you do have,” and stuff. They should say, yeah, that sucks, I get it, and buy them a beer or a coffee.


33 posted on 01/15/2016 10:59:55 AM PST by Yaelle
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Do I want a boy who's smarter than me? Not really. I already know plenty of men, young and old, who think they're smarter than me.

Another gem from the article.
34 posted on 01/15/2016 11:00:42 AM PST by needmorePaine
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Wow. As long as we could have children, we would have continued too. Now that I have one going to college next year, I kinda wish we did have more. We thought 4 was a lot but it really isn’t once they start getting older and begin to leave the nest.


35 posted on 01/15/2016 11:01:09 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: nickcarraway

Sorry for your disappointment lady. On the bright side, you’re still dumber than your wallpaper.


36 posted on 01/15/2016 11:01:26 AM PST by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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You are disappointed about having a boy because you are a self centered narcissistic blank. You want a girl because you want a clone of yourself, whom you hope turns out to he a better version of yourself. And since you are female you want any child to also be female.

Some people really should not have kids.


37 posted on 01/15/2016 11:02:24 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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You just have to trust with everything.

This article is lib drivel.

God Bless you and your wonderful family.

God Bless us all.

His will be done be it BOY or GIRL.

xo


38 posted on 01/15/2016 11:02:59 AM PST by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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Sex of the child

Gratias.

39 posted on 01/15/2016 11:05:05 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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I was excited every time I found out that my wife was having a healthy son - the best news in the world.

I was excited every time I found out that my wife was having a healthy daughter - the best news in the world.

Having received real bad news during several of my wife’s ob/gyn visits, I worry about anyone who takes either “boy” or “girl” as disappointing news in any way.


40 posted on 01/15/2016 11:07:43 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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