Now he has three sons. No daughters, and no wife.
I wish him well, but it always rubs me the wrong way when people say they wanted a "son." As if a daughter would be not quite as good.
We're like you; my husband and I did not care one way or the other.
During my pregnancies, people - usually strangers - would ask, "What are you hoping for...a boy or a girl?"
"It doesn't matter. I'll be happy with either," I'd reply.
Most folks accepted the answer with quiet nods of agreement, but occasionally people would press the issue. "No, really," they would insist, oftentimes with a tone that suggested mild disbelief or implying that I wasn't being truthful. "You don't have any preference?"
"Oh, I have a preference," I would insist. "Alive and healthy."
That usually shut them up.
I wish him well, but it always rubs me the wrong way when people say they wanted a “son.” As if a daughter would be not quite as good.
Boys are easier to raise. Plus the name continues. Those are just a few of many reasons...I have heard many woman say the same thing. My wife and I have three boys. Of course I want a girl, but my wife would take three more boys before a daughter. I guess she knows what it takes to raise a daughter more than I. lol.