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[quote=Anonymous]My mom died, too, and I only have brothers and uncles. I thought I had no preference as to the sex of my child, but I surprised myself by being sad when the ultrasound showed that I would be having a son. I mourned for a week or so. Now my son is two and if I had another child (I'm not going to), I think I would want it to be a boy! We definitely have shared interests, even at this young age (nature, swimming, baking - and his dad likes to bake, too). I think it is actually good for me to have a son instead of a daughter. If I had a daughter, I might be trying to recreate my lost mother-daughter relationship instead of letting the parent-child relationship develop naturally. It's OK to be sad. But I don't think you'll always be sad about it. I get wistful occasionally, but I am not sad. I love my son! Have you read Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers by Hope Edelman? Those books were helpful for me.[/quote]
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