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ColdWater, that made my day. Education is key. Thank you.
01 Apr 2013 4:04 AM
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To the OP, I need to talk to your husband and find out what I'm doing wrong. Our family hasn't had a boy in nearly 25 years. Girls are simple here, boys are the elusive gender.
30 Mar 2013 11:35 PM
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[quote user="cuddlebuddy"]Or is this girl-need thing strictly a woman's pain?
Do men desire a son in the way women desire a daughter? Or maybe men are less likely to have strong gender desire in the first place?[/quote]No. MOST guys desire a son the way MOST women desire a daughter. My guy friends all want all, or at least one, boy(s). Period. Men just don't talk about it. I think not having a...
30 Mar 2013 11:32 PM
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No, not at all. GD has plagued me since our 20 week in January of 2011 and still haunts me today, but now it has gone from G Disappointment to extreme G Desire. If our first had been a boy I would have never had GD and the gender of the second child would not matter at all. We could be like normal people and plan to have another BABY not stress and argue and get frustrated with each other be...
30 Mar 2013 11:24 PM
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Airbear, You have my dream family. All of my guy friends either A.) Have a boy and have never/will never have GD. or B.) Havent had any kids yet but anytime the topic comes up they say that they only want a boy. So my feelings get even more compounded when they razz me for not being able to have a boy. They love my daughter, but they poke at me anyways.
15 Mar 2013 3:07 AM
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Wow. All I can say is, wow. That is so awesome. You guys were so brave. I am so happy for you and your family. I wish I could be as courageous because I cannot imagine how excited you are right now; my mind is racing for you. All of the amazing years you have ahead of you finally getting your little guy.Congratulations.
15 Mar 2013 3:03 AM
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I am sort of in the same boat. I strongly want a boy, not a second girl. My daughter is 20 months and amazing and she is Mommy's perfect shadow. I live in the house of estrogen (even the damn cat). I really feel like someone is missing. I am the main parent most of the time as my wife works wacky hospital hours and is on-call all the time. It would be so great to have my shadow, my little man to b...
14 Mar 2013 5:04 AM
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It would be a dream come true to put a baby in these outfits. [pray]
12 Feb 2013 6:18 AM
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LemonTD, This is from the same guy who last Christmas (my daughter's first Christmas, 1 month till his son's due date) looked at the pile of freshly unwrapped tea sets, baby dolls, and pink things and said to me, "I'm glad I'll wont be the one playing tea sets and Barbies!"Such and idiot.
13 Jan 2013 5:52 AM
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I agree with LemonTD. FB posts can be deleted or you need to keep them from your newsfeed. In-person, things are harder. My wife's uncle and his wife had one child together and their son's 1st birthday was today. I went to say, "hey," but here's how that went down:Her: "So when are you all going to have that boy?Me: "I don't know if that is possible, or if we'll have another."Him: "I'm just lucky ...
13 Jan 2013 12:23 AM
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This week in my FB newsfeed I had two different announcements from two different high school/college buddies. Each couple announced this week that they are both having boys. My two guy friends are extremely, extremely excited. One gets to pass on his name to be a III and the other is raving, as well. I should be able to say, "congratulations for getting your son," and I have to both friends, ...
10 Jan 2013 2:47 AM
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Oh, I totally understand. If there was some magical way for my wife and I to have a biological son, I would go collect the eye of newt, toe of frog, and a big witch's brew pot right now. We are stuck on a 2 child limit so this is so complicated it is frustrating. I just hate/envy how 99% of the world goes by not thinking about the gender of their 2nd (or final) child and enjoy themselves. IF ...
01 Jan 2013 6:57 AM
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This is not geared at anyone, just thinking out loud. Stay with me, if you dare. This is all hypothetical, of course.The adoption system is a very flawed system. While there should be background checks and social worker reviews and visits, it should not cost $20-60 thousand dollars to adopt a baby in the US. My wife and I have been toying with the idea for two years now: but that is a ton of money...
30 Dec 2012 4:33 AM
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Not to thread jack this, or bring it back from the dead. But I was glad to see Daddyof2gals on here too, along with Dadwithnoson. You two share my sentiments, because all my buddies all have 1+ son so they don't get it.
24 Dec 2012 6:01 AM
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To the OP:We are still far, far away from actually considering a second child, but I am sticking to the advice that has been written on this forum so many times: you have to be TOTALLY okay with EITHER gender BEFORE ttc. And right now, I'm not there. Don't know if I will get there or not. So this is a big conversation to have with your husband. My wife is good with another girl; my wife is the "pr...
10 Dec 2012 11:40 PM
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Your post was very encouraging to me. Thank you.
10 Dec 2012 11:27 PM
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Dadwithnoson.I can always relate to what you write.Thank you for your eloquent words.
09 Dec 2012 10:23 PM
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Reportedly, the chances of winning the Powerball tonight (11/28) are like 1 to 175,000,000. If I won Powerball I would do all the "standard answer" things like pay off the house and college debt, put money away for my daughter's college/retirement/investments, church, and a bigger house. (I would continue to teach). But, if I won, there would be no doubt that we would FOR SURE either adopt a son, ...
28 Nov 2012 5:58 AM
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My wife and I are both 26.
28 Nov 2012 5:46 AM
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Sunrise, I thank you so much for your bravery in writing your feelings and account. There is a huge number of mothers who realize the truth about circumcision and how it is a cosmetic surgery that destroys healthy human flesh with thousands of nerve endings. I would give anything to have my foreskin back....anything. After a long talk with my dad about this he said had he done the homework back in...
22 Oct 2012 3:14 AM
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Oh, I agree that PGD is a luxury! For sure. And I'm not trying to boast or get into a pissing match with anyone. Period. Kobra, all your points are valid. I was blown away at first that you and your husband did not go with PGD when you're bringing in a quarter million a year! Then I saw that you live on the west coast and I know some cost-of-living things are much more than here in Misso...
08 Oct 2012 11:34 PM
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I know I have posted probably waaaaayyy too many time on this same topic, but it seems to be something that weighs upon me all the time and I have no way to share it other than on here. So, sorry if I keep sounding like skipping record with my posts. We had said that adoption is the route and we can choose to adopt a boy here. But I know it is complicated and expensive and I know she wans to...
06 Oct 2012 5:49 AM
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My wife's best friend announced this week that they are pregnant with their second child. They were also praying for a boy for their first (as we were) and got a girl. Their daughter is 14 months and ours is 15 months. I think this is waaaaayyyy too soon, but whatever, not my life. Anyways, they again are all about having a boy which will surely play on both me and my wife's minds along their preg...
05 Oct 2012 4:45 AM
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I already know this is going to sound very whiney coming
from a guy, but oh well.
Things in our marriage are rough right now due to some
life-changing decisions my wife made about four months ago. She is in the
medical profession and went from a doctor’s office M-F 8-5 to a small hospital with
10 hour shifts, on-call 3 nights a week and 1 weekend a month. She also has to
take col...
27 Sep 2012 6:09 AM
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PrincessX3Please check out these three resouces when you have some time:http://www.drmomma.org/2009/09/functions-of-foreskin-purposes-of.htmlwww.4eric.orghttp://circumcisiondecisionmaker.com/ I am very envious that your family will be adding a boy to the wonderful girls. They will adore him!
18 Aug 2012 1:05 AM
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