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Navigating rude comments

slothstatusslothstatus member
edited January 5 in July 2026 Babies
Hi! This is my third kiddo, due July 26, Im 32 years old and have two boys (5y and 2y) and I’m already dreading people’s stupid comments if this baby is another boy. So could you ladies help me with coming up with some snappy comebacks I just want to be prepared, I’ll be doing NIPT this week and likely will have the results by next week. 
One thought was “well what do you expect my husband’s d*** is big so supposedly big D means all boys” idk where I heard that myth but I want to shut them up! Lol 
TIA and sorry for the TMI lol
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Re: Navigating rude comments

  • scarletwillowscarletwillow member
    I’m not great with witty come backs, but my first 3 were boys all close in age! And for awhile I would get comments like “I had 2 boys and just couldn’t handle another!”  That one really bugged me. A simple response might be “I’m so grateful for my 3 boys” or “I’m so excited to be a boy mom!” 

    Another comment I got was “are you going to keep trying for a girl?”  It bothered me because I’ve never had another baby just to attempt to get 1 sex over the other. That makes no sense to me. Now I just say “I’ll have whatever babies God sends me!” That usually sounds crazy enough to shut up further inquiry. 🤣 
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  • js2025js2025 member
    We’re expecting girl #2 and have gotten some condolences to my husband…aside from giving a MASSIVE eyeroll, I just say we love being girl parents, or “he’s an amazing dad to [daughter 1] and I can’t wait to see him build such a special relationship with this girl too.” I did have one person say “you’ll have to hope the third is a boy” and I wish I would’ve been like, “what I hope is that you mind your own business.” I’ll never understand why people think they have the right to an opinion on children’s genders. Congrats on your growing family, whatever the new one may be!! 
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  • burningbagelburningbagel member
    These comments are so annoying. I completely understand your frustration. It seems like so many people love commenting about or knowing the gender like that's some huge predictor of something important. 

    I'm sure at this point you know what you're having. I loved when our 2nd daughter (3rd child) was announced to respond to these gender comments with "well our 1st daughter is so amazing and sporty, it's going to be fun to see how they differ." 

    I am definitely one to want to say something witty and impressive to make these people self-reflect, but it is always so situational that sometimes I don't think of anything until post conversation. So frustrating!!! 

    I hope you have a healthy baby 👶🏻 congratulations 🌸 🎊 
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