Family Matters
maddisondowney
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Whst do you prefer more baby boy or baby girl?
I know many people have their own views in this concern but babies or kids are all very cute and sweet doesn't matter a girl or a boy.
Re: Whst do you prefer more baby boy or baby girl?
On the one hand, I grew up being "one of the guys" as the only girl in my household with a single dad, so I learned early how to act and what to expect around them. It was therefore easier for me to form friendships with guys than with other girls as I got older (the other girls in school could be so mean!). It seems to be a theme in my life; even in my work situation I'm one of only two women in my entire department. Were we to have a houseful of sons, I would have at least some experience under my belt after being protective of my little brothers, growing up with a lot of male close friends, etc.
But on the other hand, I am lucky to have married a man who's a feminist; he is fiercely sensitive to women's rights and social hardships and his life experience is a perfect foil to my own. He grew up surrounded by his aunts, great-aunts and his beloved grandma and great-grandma, and he also had an easier time forming close friendships with girls than with other boys when he was growing up. He has mentioned that he would be pleased if we had a houseful of girls.
I used to think it would be important to have one child of each sex so that the household would be "even" and nobody would feel outnumbered, because admittedly, for as many positive memories as I have from growing up, there were also those times when it could feel a bit lonely and overwhelming. However, at this point in life I think we both have the mentality that "boy" or "girl" is not nearly as important as "HEALTHY."
Now that we have a daughter (I win!) we are both in agreement that we honestly don't care what the next one is (or next ones are) because our daughter is the coolest thing since ice cubes! Honestly, she's the cats pjs!