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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally. I wanted my first to be a boy because I liked having an other brother. I got a girl. I wanted my second to be a girl because I thought girls in matching outfits were so cute. I got a boy.

I'm not ashamed of my dumb reasons. I'm a bit of a radical feminist but not everything I think has to be feminist. [/quote]

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Me too.  
I have older brothers and they are so loving and protective, so I wanted my firstborn to be a son too. I loved the idea of DC1 being a protective older brother to his siblings. My DH and ILs wanted a girl because there were no girls in their family in our generation. My MIL was ecstatic with a granddaughter and DH was thrilled because he believes that daughters love their dads forever.

For the second kid, we found out it was a boy. I was very happy because it was one of each. DH wanted a girl but then became happy with the idea of having another baby.

I have to say that it is wonderful to have a DD for the firstborn. Mainly because they help to regulate the environment of the household. Everyone becomes more pleasant because a DD will not allow others to get away with hard behavior.  It is fantastic. My DD tamed my FIL who was used to being the strict disciplinarian father of two boys. Also, love it when she calls out my DH for generally clueless male behavior that I sometimes tolerate. :)

DD is very protective of her younger brother and dotes on him. They are best friends. She is quite bossy to him but will not let anyone else boss him around.  I think maybe it is normal for older siblings to be protective of their younger siblings, regardless of the gender.

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