3rd Trimester
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"Another boy? Oh well."
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This is what the stranger that cut my 12 y.o.'s hair today said when I told her I was having my third boy. It's amazing to me how many people- on a daily basis- make comments like this when they hear I'm having a boy. It's like the world is disappointed that I'm not having a girl. Why is it such a let down to people? Every makes similar comments or asks if I'm going to keep trying for a girl.No one can imagine that a family can be complete without a child of each gender?
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Re: "Another boy? Oh well."
My friend had twin boys 4 years ago, then had another boy 2 years ago. she just had her 4th boy in July.
She said she got so many extremely disappointed comments when she told people they were expecting another boy. People were disappointed for her and just in general. She was quite thrilled to have another boy. I guess people just think you should have the other gender, especially if you already have a couple of one gender.
I am pg with Daughter #2 and most likely our last. I am amazed at how frequently people comment on how we need a boy.?
I am actually surprised that you are getting it with boys, I thought people just thought it was bad to have only girls. People suck. ?
That's annoying...people need to keep their comments to themselves!
I was asked the other day if it was hard for my to register b/c I'm having a boy. What!? Um, no. It's a baby. Boy or girl, they need the same things.
I get this all the time. "Oh well, Keep trying!" and "Wow! You're in trouble!" My regular doc is also the mother of 3 boys, each about a year older than each of mine, so when she heard I was pregnant she said "It's not going to work, you know! It didn't work for me. You're insane!" When she heard LO would be a boy, though she clapped and said "Yay! You get to stay in the club!"
But we have a sense of humor about it. I tell them my husband is incapable of producing girls. No one's perfect!
Of course, I'm not as surprised about these comments, since we had been expecting DS1 to be a girl right up until he came out and the OB started laughing. So it's not surprising that people would expect me to be wishing for a girl at least a little bit.
9 angels in heaven-3 in my arms and 1 in the NICU
Mono/di twin girls: Josephine born to heaven and Evangeline born Earthside at 25w
People are a-holes. That is the only explaination.
This is my first child and I had a coworker ask what are you having and when I said a boy she said, "Boooo! boys suck. There are no cute things for them." What the hell?
This is my first as well. People always ask me if I'm disappointed to have a boy and they always want to high-five my DH. This is the dumbest most sexist crap I've ever encountered. I was looking forward to shopping for cute clothes, forest animal themed room and playing outside with my LO, etc. either way.
Welcome to the club. I am also expecting Baby boy #3 and some people seemed pissed when I told them. To all of those people I say F off. I love the fact that I am having 3 boys. I will say that it would have been fine either way as long as all the kids are happy and healthy. For the record I will not be trying for a girl, but we also didn't try for 3 boys. It just happened that way.
You just proved my point that I was complaining about. That may be how you feel, but your family is not any more complete than mine because you are having a daughter.
Just wait until he needs to attend a cousin's wedding or bar mitzvah or something and you start looking for a little suit to put on him. There is NOTHING cuter than a toddler in a tux. I don't care how many precocious little flower girls surround him. It's the cutest thing on earth!
Nice.