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While I don't agree with abortion, I'd rather not see government restrictions on it(I'd rather see more money go to prevention of unwanted pregnancies, more funding for birth control and education), but the attitudes of this couple just seem very wrong.
choosing the gender of your child is not "chance".
chance-the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled, a possibility or probability of anything happening.
It's just appalling to me that someone can be that selfish. Have we sunk this low as a species?
Sadly someone on the place I found this article found "support groups" for "gender disappointment" And included a quote from one woman who "burst into tears" after seeing the ultrasound that showed her child wasn't a girl, and was terribly upset that her husband wasn't "more supportive". The woman was actually angry that her husband told her to be thankful that the child was healthy, because "he just didn't get it".
I never found out the gender of my son until he came out, apparently I was the only one in the last 5 years in that hospital that didn't want to know. Everyone was shocked that I didn't know, and didn't want to know. Mainly because I knew a few people that did find out, and tragically, after having everything set up, names picked, and "plans for the child's future" the child didn't make it.
another article discusses why gender selection is ill-advised, but it misses something major.
My mom and step-dad had two girls, myself and my sister, my step-dad hoped I'd be a boy, oops, I wasn't. Ya know what, did that keep me from loving to fish with my stepdad, or learning to work on cars. I hated dresses and barbies, I had a huge collection of matchbox and model cars though. For all intents and purposes-I may as well have been a boy(heck until I was around 10 everyone thought I was a boy). How disappointed would this couple be if they ended up with a daughter like me?
Yeah I never had any closeness with my mother, would this couple want a refund if their daughter wasn't the "perfect little princess" they want and expect? What if she has a learning disability, what if she ends up being a lesbian, or transgendered, what if she's like me, basically a boy with two x chromosomes? Your child is not a dress up doll or a toy, it's a human being with it's own personality and quirks, and guess what, it's a bit of a crap shoot. Children, like their parents, are not perfect, they may disappoint you, if you can't get over disappointment, maybe kids aren't the best choice for you.
Read both articles before responding please.
While I don't agree with abortion, I'd rather not see government restrictions on it(I'd rather see more money go to prevention of unwanted pregnancies, more funding for birth control and education), but the attitudes of this couple just seem very wrong.
They already have three sons and said they now want to have a girl after their baby daughter died.
"After what we have been through we think we are due for a bit of luck," the man said.
"We know we definitely won't be replacing her in any way, but want the chance to have the baby girl we don't have."
"After what we have been through we think we are due for a bit of luck," the man said.
"We know we definitely won't be replacing her in any way, but want the chance to have the baby girl we don't have."
chance-the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled, a possibility or probability of anything happening.
It's just appalling to me that someone can be that selfish. Have we sunk this low as a species?
Sadly someone on the place I found this article found "support groups" for "gender disappointment" And included a quote from one woman who "burst into tears" after seeing the ultrasound that showed her child wasn't a girl, and was terribly upset that her husband wasn't "more supportive". The woman was actually angry that her husband told her to be thankful that the child was healthy, because "he just didn't get it".
I never found out the gender of my son until he came out, apparently I was the only one in the last 5 years in that hospital that didn't want to know. Everyone was shocked that I didn't know, and didn't want to know. Mainly because I knew a few people that did find out, and tragically, after having everything set up, names picked, and "plans for the child's future" the child didn't make it.
another article discusses why gender selection is ill-advised, but it misses something major.
My mom and step-dad had two girls, myself and my sister, my step-dad hoped I'd be a boy, oops, I wasn't. Ya know what, did that keep me from loving to fish with my stepdad, or learning to work on cars. I hated dresses and barbies, I had a huge collection of matchbox and model cars though. For all intents and purposes-I may as well have been a boy(heck until I was around 10 everyone thought I was a boy). How disappointed would this couple be if they ended up with a daughter like me?
For many other people, there are more personal reasons for desiring a child of one sex over another. A father may have always wanted a little boy he can take to the footy or go fishing with and initiate into the ranks of manhood. A mother may want a little girl with whom she can share a tender closeness.
Read both articles before responding please.
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