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@chopsuey119: I know. Me too. I have to really ignore her when she's like that, but that one REALLY stung. I love my son so much it hurts! You know?? I know you know.

@Dandelion: It doesn't sound harsh at all. I'm a fan of cutting of people who cause undue grief to one's life. Seriously... some people have a serious lack of class and saavy.

I would have been extremely disappointed to never get to be a mother to a daughter - maybe therapy level disappointed. I'm really glad I had one first. I'd be sad to never have a son, but not as sad. My husband was hoping for a boy first, but was ok with it.

I was the first female grandchild on my dad's side of the family, and my grandpa refused to accept it for months. He refused to call me by name and referred to me as "he" for a long time because he "only had grandsons." He came around well before my first memories start, though, and we had a fine relationship so it's always been more funny to me than sad or upsetting.

My husband's friend has extreme disappointment right now...boy #2 is due in September. She is crushed!

DH's cousin has 2 girls when they found out they were
Pregnant with a 3rd baby, all the u/s said it was a baby boy. They were so ecstatic, painted rooms blue, bought all
Boy clothes and gear then the baby came out as a girl. Their parents who are extremely old school Chinese were so disappointed. They still harass them to this day to have another baby but his cousin refuses.

@MrsTiz: Well did she find out yet??

@Smurfette: It's a girl!!! I am so relieved and happy for her! She said she cried so hard when they told her, so yaayyyy!

@MrsTiz: I totally thought about this this morning and was wondering too haha. Yay!

@Running Elley: @sorrycharlie: @Smurfette: She is FREAKING OUT. Her FB, Twitter, IG all of that is covered in the U/S pictures, embroidered onesies, etc. So woohoo for little Aubrey Olivia! I was so worried if it were going to be a boy!

@Running Elley: Nope, DH has been saying that forever. He really doesn't like her ..at all. She used to be a friend of his sisters, and got pregnant like a month-month & a half after I did so now she copies my weekly chalkboards almost exactly and it pisses DH off because he works so hard on them lol! I am glad she's having a girl for the babies sake! I really don't think she would have ever gotten over it being a boy!

@MrsTiz: ooooh I hate copiers!!! that sounds so elementary school. but seriously. unless it's someone i like, then i don't care.

@Mrs. Yoyo: Haha I totally hoped that E was a girl but once I found out he was a boy I completely embraced it and now I love all things little boy. I highly doubt this woman would have had the same reaction. Anyway, after I found out E was a boy one of my other friends was getting ready to get her scan. She'd already been calling the baby their #1 girl name. I was thrilled when we found out she was having a boy too. Not my finest moment

@Running Elley: haha there's a girl I went to high school with who is due a few days after me with her second baby. She really wanted a girl, like bad. When she had the ultrasound done, she was quiet and didn't post anything for days. She is one of those people who have 12 status updates in one day. People were like "soooo?" She said "it's a boy." When asked of she was excited, she said "yeah." Just one word responses.

I totally was a bit happy that it was a boy. I'm bad.

@MrsTiz: she had ALL of that before her ultrasound?!

@Dandelion: I wouldn't blame you one bit if you flipped on your MIL if she said a word to you about gender preference.

@MrsTiz: Just...wow.

Before I got pregnant with LO, it made me pretty angry when someone shared their strong gender preferences with me. I had 2 miscarriages and would have done anything for just a healthy baby, and someone was complaining to me about having a boy instead of a girl. It doesn't bother me as much now, but I think that's what played a big role in my indifference towards LO's gender!

@MrsTiz: Wow...that is so crazy!

I think that there's a difference between disappointment (extreme) PRE birth and post. Because quite honestly, I would have been in a rough mental place if I found out at the u/s it was a boy. To the point where I scheduled an early one to be sure, so I could "deal with my emotions" and no one would know taht we knew. When they said it was a girl I criedddddd. Total happiness. But I knew - especially knowing how much I love my nephew- that if it was a boy I'd fall madly in love the minute I saw him. A boy just scared me more. Still does! I hope I have all girls for that reason! Just plain selfish comfort level. Having only sisters and little girl cousins etc etc, I just am such a girl mom in my mind. But I know God would give me what I needed every time!!!!!!!!

@2PeasinaPod: @stargal: Me too. It was so hard to hear those things when I just wanted a healthy baby.