tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post3470736483902499724..comments2024-03-06T05:16:15.314-05:00Comments on Chicky Chicky Baby: Boy Crazy? I prefer Girl PowerChicky Chicky Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-35926253544000179142008-05-17T19:53:00.000-05:002008-05-17T19:53:00.000-05:00(ignoring psycho manifesto)I am pregnant with our ...(ignoring psycho manifesto)<BR/><BR/>I am pregnant with our fourth daughter (no boys), and my husband is perfectly happy. He enjoys being the big gruff daddy with all the little girls. It startles people, and he loves to startle people. Every now and then someone asks if he is disappointed not to have a sin, but he really isn't. I tell him it's because there are so few men who are good daddies to girls: giving him four is just good economy on the part of the universe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-60778735933934404482008-05-17T14:53:00.000-05:002008-05-17T14:53:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-83180312322775576212008-05-15T21:24:00.000-05:002008-05-15T21:24:00.000-05:00I have two boys and have felt the same pressure / ...I have two boys and have felt the same pressure / disappointment from family, friends, etc. over the fact that my husband and I are not going to expand the family just to try for a girl. <BR/><BR/>I love my boys. My boys love being brothers. And I'm okay with that. <BR/><BR/>Best wishes to you! I hope she arrives soon!SJINCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145386056147611628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-72916262243382803962008-05-15T14:56:00.000-05:002008-05-15T14:56:00.000-05:00As a mother of 3 boys... and (huge gasp) almost 4....As a mother of 3 boys... and (huge gasp) almost 4... and having the same conversation but flip the conversation to girl talk... I can respect this post immensely. I am so sick people asking me about the "girl" question. And let's face it... until we get to :choose the gender of our babies... the rest of the world (and family) is going to have to "deal" with God intended. That being said... I wouldn't mind some pink added to the 4 boys... you know, on baby #5! :)<BR/>Hope she's coming soon for you... I know you've had it!! :) LOL<BR/>Best,<BR/>AudreyPinksandBluesGirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227588614069311168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-10666530794122947822008-05-15T14:55:00.000-05:002008-05-15T14:55:00.000-05:00Ah, but sisters are a special bond. People always ...Ah, but sisters are a special bond. People always seem to forget that.<BR/><BR/>I love having two girls, and I was relieved to be able to reuse so much. People ask if we're going to try for a third, and I say if we do, I hope we have another girl. Because girls are awesome.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345875955750219033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-56184925830673329502008-05-15T07:13:00.000-05:002008-05-15T07:13:00.000-05:00I had a boy. And then a girl. "You are so lucky. Y...I had a boy. And then a girl. <BR/>"You are so lucky. Your family is complete" they said. <BR/>Um.. no.<BR/>I had another boy. <BR/>"But you already have a boy and a girl" they said (so what did they expect next, a martian?). <BR/><BR/>I see a generational gap. In this generation, people seem mostly happy with what they get. In my parents generation though, I know plenty of families where they kept going until they got the prince or princess they wanted, or had to give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-60314136534855334182008-05-15T00:15:00.000-05:002008-05-15T00:15:00.000-05:00I'm just SO GODDAMN HAPPY that you're almost done ...I'm just SO GODDAMN HAPPY that you're almost done being preggers, that you get to drink wine again, soonish, and that you won't be riding the accursed hormonal trainwreck of preggersland, <BR/><BR/>and that you get a beautiful, wonderful, healthy baby girl outta the deal, too?<BR/><BR/>completely awesome.<BR/><BR/>fuck all them otha bitches, yo. well, except for your family. and your husband. and everyone else you love who has implied that you need to have a boy child. just don't pack that awesome death-stare away anytime soon, is all I'm sayin'.<BR/><BR/>xooxox and I AM SO FRIGGIN EXCITED about your new baby. *beams*Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163363926316904033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-79441051688736003752008-05-14T18:24:00.000-05:002008-05-14T18:24:00.000-05:00I always got offended when people would give me th...I always got offended when people would give me that "knowing wink" when I said I was pregnant with a boy the third time around---I often heard, "ah, you finally got your boy". I'd correct them and say, "I was done at 3, no matter what and we would've been thrilled to have a girl as well." I wish I had a better comeback than that, though b/c it bugged me.Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-48849805574638554952008-05-14T14:02:00.000-05:002008-05-14T14:02:00.000-05:00I ADORE my 2 girls. oh, and i agree with everythin...I ADORE my 2 girls. oh, and i agree with everything you said.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-70971314161581912592008-05-14T13:15:00.000-05:002008-05-14T13:15:00.000-05:00I think you are so lucky to be having (have) two g...I think you are so lucky to be having (have) two girls.<BR/>If I could guarantee a sister for lulu I might not be so hesitant to do it all over again.<BR/>twice blessed in my opinion.petite gourmandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390555269928625967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-35077632606748289302008-05-14T11:47:00.000-05:002008-05-14T11:47:00.000-05:00Those negative people obviously never read Little ...Those negative people obviously never read Little Women: daughters all lined up in a row are clearly the sweetest offspring ever.BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-31621614127287710262008-05-14T11:13:00.000-05:002008-05-14T11:13:00.000-05:00I love this post.My fiance's family is Mediterrane...I love this post.<BR/><BR/>My fiance's family is Mediterranean and I have been told on more than one occasion that my father in law would love for me to have 4 sons. HA!<BR/><BR/>My fiance is a bit more progressive in his views. He remarked that he would rather tattoo my initials on his ring finger than get a "regular old ring", and he pointed to his finger and said, "See? E-A-M-H, right there". He had included my own name along with his in his imagined scenario. I will likely keep my name, since we will be married after my residency, and since my colleagues and patients know me as Dr. M, I can't bear to change it to Dr. H and risk losing referrals. <BR/><BR/>Girls can carry on a family name too, if that is *all* that they're concerned with. Somehow I think it probably goes deeper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-58411089980658191902008-05-14T09:52:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:52:00.000-05:00I always wanted two girls.My first was a boy. A wo...I always wanted two girls.<BR/><BR/>My first was a boy. A wondeful, special, fierce, independent, stubborn BOY.<BR/><BR/>So naturally, everyone wants me to have a girl (Get pregnant! Have a girl! Like it's a CHOICE on the DOLLAR MENU.)<BR/><BR/>You get pressure no matter what. People think that you need to have at least one of each to be complete as a family. People ... ARE DUMB.moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071861788945352081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-51369426679795120482008-05-14T09:02:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:02:00.000-05:00I have 2 boys, and get the same thing. DOn't you ...I have 2 boys, and get the same thing. DOn't you want a girl? Going to try again for a girl?<BR/><BR/>Etc. You get the idea. It's not exclusive to parents of girls!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-9111378040041185312008-05-13T20:55:00.000-05:002008-05-13T20:55:00.000-05:00My FIL said to me this weekend: "So, I hear you're...My FIL said to me this weekend: "So, I hear you're going to have me another grandson. Or, or or a granddaughter. I mean it doesn't matter as long as it's healthy, right?"<BR/><BR/>Yep, that's me, a baby boy making machine. Give me a f-ing break, will ya?Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776942311638100226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-38022932560748020032008-05-13T19:47:00.000-05:002008-05-13T19:47:00.000-05:00I have to agree with your many mothers of sons com...I have to agree with your many mothers of sons commentors who say that we get the same thing. Really.<BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>After a miscarriage and then being told at 13 weeks that the child had a 50% chance of having Trisomy 18 , (the babe has just the regular number of chromosomes as it happens), I really REALLY don't give a shit what genitalia baby #2 comes with. <BR/><BR/>But so many people immediately assume I must be disappointed to be having another boy...cooler*doulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807140304491548467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-42342593872688532672008-05-13T17:59:00.000-05:002008-05-13T17:59:00.000-05:00I had three girls before going on to have a boy (a...I had three girls before going on to have a boy (and now another boy) and every time someone asked if we were "trying for a boy" I replied that No, Daddy was quite happy with his little harem.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the "pressure" for boys in our society. It's a suck-fest.The Estrogen Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995416882864545267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-35311760879809932372008-05-13T14:34:00.000-05:002008-05-13T14:34:00.000-05:00PS - SciFi Dad RULES.PS - SciFi Dad RULES.foophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282815822738327761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-73917012905688058722008-05-13T14:32:00.000-05:002008-05-13T14:32:00.000-05:00Back when my child was still the size of a roastin...Back when my child was still the size of a roasting chicken, I remember sitting next to this woman and her litter *cough* I mean CHILDREN in a doctor's waiting room. <BR/><BR/>The most tactful way I can say this is that it stretched the bounds of credibility to think that they could all fit in the dilapidated trailer that they must surely call home. <BR/><BR/>They were all girls, including the newborn, and guess what? That mama was gol dern gonna keep tryin' until she had a boy. <BR/><BR/>Oof.foophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282815822738327761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-18268155964758010702008-05-13T14:03:00.000-05:002008-05-13T14:03:00.000-05:00Anyone who thinks that feminists have won all thei...Anyone who thinks that feminists have won all their battles is just so sadly mistaken. It's these subtle things. Yes, yes, and yes.<BR/><BR/>When our third was a boy - well, he still is a boy, but you know what we mean - people seemed to be sincerely *relieved*. Me? I could take a whole rugby team full of girls. That said, this little boy is a doll.<BR/><BR/>But frankly, and finally, they are all just children, people, human beings. <BR/><BR/>I wrote this in my own blog, before I knew we were having a boy:<BR/><BR/>I have two daughters. I really like my two daughters. It wouldn’t be hyperbole to say that I am incredibly fond of my two daughters. If I had ten more like them, I’d need to buy Prozac - and tampons - in the handy-dandy economy barrel, but I’d be happy to have ten more daughters. Girls are fantastic. None of that annoying peeing on toilet seats or knocking-up teenage cheerleaders that so many moms of boys have to put up with. However, if I am blessed with a son, I will consider myself, well…blessed. I won’t be thinking, “Finally! Someone who won’t throw like a girl or take the last tampon!” I will think “Oh how blessed I am! A baby! Welcome to the world, little Jennifer!” Because my husband and I stink at coming up with boy names.<BR/><BR/>Tongue in cheek and yes, I know that not all boys knock up cheerleaders. But, you get the meaning.josetteplank.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790825543155685363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-5416568735687469072008-05-13T13:07:00.000-05:002008-05-13T13:07:00.000-05:00I haven't read all the comments, but will say two ...I haven't read all the comments, but will say two things. As a south asian males are preferred, and everyone was over the moon that the monkey was a boy. Me - I disparately want a girl. If my second child I will be bitterly disappointed. Maybe there is something to be said for having one of each.ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-22023981259285067722008-05-13T12:34:00.000-05:002008-05-13T12:34:00.000-05:00Just tell them boys are over rated. I have two of ...Just tell them boys are over rated. I have two of them, I know. heh! Girl power!justmylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374379802087502624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-48292905423304408712008-05-13T12:20:00.000-05:002008-05-13T12:20:00.000-05:00Some people can be so rude - and without even real...Some people can be so rude - and without even realizing it!<BR/><BR/>Here's the secret joy I feel over having a daughter instead of a son... there is this thing called mitochondrial DNA. It is in all of your cells and that DNA strand is passed on from the mother. This mtDNA is an exact copy of the one in your mother's cells, which is an exact copy of the one in your grandmother's cells, and so on.<BR/><BR/>Men can pass on the family name, but we women get to pass on our genetic heritage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-23620063350956895722008-05-13T12:15:00.000-05:002008-05-13T12:15:00.000-05:00You'd be amazed at the number of "So are you gonna...You'd be amazed at the number of "So are you gonna keep trying for a girl?" comments I've received.<BR/>Ugh.Sarahvizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257891014401157085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-7686453262358196692008-05-13T09:19:00.000-05:002008-05-13T09:19:00.000-05:00My dad was quite happy to stop trying after two gi...My dad was quite happy to stop trying after two girls (might have had something to do with his uncle having LOTS of girls before giving up, or the fact that he himself has three sisters, no brothers - I dunno) but he's always told us he was perfectly happy with just the two of us and no boys... (does he HAVE to say that?) My uncle was also perfectly fine stopping after two girls... he said two was the limit :) Of course he was the youngest of 5... and the only boy... ;) Anyway - while I think I would enjoy having one of each - I'd really just love to have healthy, happy babies... whenever fate smiles down upon me...<BR/><BR/>tell all "those people" to kiss your bum!Rustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912613768193549878noreply@blogger.com