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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friends with only girls have said appalling things to me, too. They make generalizations about how men are terrible and how happy they are that they had girls. It’s hard not to take personally, especially when they talked about being smug that none of their kids can be drafted. I get that some of them choose to have girls, due to IVF, but part of having kids the old-fashioned way is welcoming whoever shows up. I had boys, so I love my boys and try to raise them to be equal partners. I don’t need them hearing how awful men are. [/quote]

I have a girl (only child) and my SIL also has a girl (only child) and she says stuff like this all the time. Stuff like "girls rule and boys drool" or "girls are the best" or whatever. For some reason my brother seems to find this charming even though he has a boy from a previous marriage. I find it so bizarre and rude.

I love having a daughter but I would have been happy with a son too. I can't imagine telling someone to have more kids for any reason at all. I originally wanted another child but it didn't work out for me (and now it feels meant to be and I'm happy as a mom to an only). If a friend told me "you should have another kid" I would tell them to get the hell out of my uterus and mind their own business. And unless I got a solid apology on their end I'd be wary of spending time with them again. It's just insanely rude and presumptuous.[/quote]

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