Neighbor kept having children until she had a girl

[Anonymous]

Her problem. Not yours.

[Anonymous]

I did the same thing...


That's how I ended up with two kids.

[Anonymous]

Ok.

[Anonymous]

My parents did this. 4 boys and then me. $ was tight but we are a happy family

[Anonymous]

I often wonder how the kids feel who were NOT the desired gender. So, how did OP's brothers all feel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel so grateful I had both genders- girl, boy, girl. I’m sure I would have had up to 5 to have a girl. 3 was what we wanted though. Stupid, but I don’t think my life would have been complete without a girl. I just had so much I wanted to share with my daughters!

That being said, I love my son a lot too. I’m glad I didn’t only have girls because I find women who only had girls to be out of touch.

Can you elaborate on this? Because my mom only had girls, I only have boys, and I feel like a lot of her endless criticism of my parenting stems from this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel so grateful I had both genders- girl, boy, girl. I’m sure I would have had up to 5 to have a girl. 3 was what we wanted though. Stupid, but I don’t think my life would have been complete without a girl. I just had so much I wanted to share with my daughters!

That being said, I love my son a lot too. I’m glad I didn’t only have girls because I find women who only had girls to be out of touch.

Can you elaborate on this? Because my mom only had girls, I only have boys, and I feel like a lot of her endless criticism of my parenting stems from this.

I'm not that poster but I will take a wild guess that she thinks you need to have them under control more and doing less physical activities

[Anonymous]

I knew a family like that 7 boys and then a girl. Always felt bad for not #7

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Neighbor kept having kids until she had a girl and complains about how many kids she has….how expensive it is…

It IS expensive having children…..it is unfortunate for her that she now realizes this.

[Anonymous]

My grandmother grew up with 6 sisters and 1 brother. He was the youngest. My grandmother had 2 girls and then stopped. She knew she didn’t want a big family, especially not in pursuit of a boy. So yeah, my grandmother and I both think your neighbor is silly. Ignore her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah this happens across time and space

Yes.
I’m the youngest and the only girl, born after seven boys. My oldest brother is 18 years older than me, and the brother closest in age is five years older.

My parents originally planned to have three kids, but they kept trying for a girl. After seven boys, they decided to stop and gave up on the idea of ever having a daughter. They were both pretty heartbroken about it. Then, when my youngest brother was five, they decided to try one more time — and that’s when I came along.

They were overjoyed, and honestly, we had a really great childhood, very spoiled, no complaining or regret.

From you. What about those 7 boys who weren't good enough. Or the last 4 who were never wanted except to keep trying for a girl. Gross.

[Anonymous]

You can choose gender now. No need for extras.

[Anonymous]

I had a coworker (male) who had 4 girls and finally got his boy on the fifth try. A few years later the child was diagnosed with leukemia. Eventually recovered.

[Anonymous]

How many did it take?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel so grateful I had both genders- girl, boy, girl. I’m sure I would have had up to 5 to have a girl. 3 was what we wanted though. Stupid, but I don’t think my life would have been complete without a girl. I just had so much I wanted to share with my daughters!

That being said, I love my son a lot too. I’m glad I didn’t only have girls because I find women who only had girls to be out of touch.

Can you elaborate on this? Because my mom only had girls, I only have boys, and I feel like a lot of her endless criticism of my parenting stems from this.

This is so real. My mom had ADD girls. I have ADHD boys. It’s not the same assignment.