((Not to be confused with women who just so happened to only HAVE girls...there is a difference))
I'm sorry if you fall into the first group...but you are sometimes offending those of us with boys!
I have encountered this on more than one occasion:
while shopping, at a baby shower, general conversations with friends...where these baby-girl-crazy-women tell me how "thankful they are they had a girl, not a boy"...(and yes, people have said this!)...and "Aren't baby girls clothes SOOOOO cute?...don't you wish you could buy some?"
Um...no? I have a BOY, remember?
I even had one person say to me, while I'm GIGANTICALLY pregnant with Cale, (who I knew was a boy) "I'm SO glad I had a girl...girls are so much cuter and sweeter"....
Um? What was I suppose to say to that?
I think I said, "that's nice...I'm having a boy! I think boys are cute and sweet too!"
And it's TRUE! Sure, boys are loud, stinky, and sometimes confuse Mommy for a napkin (seriously, Cale JUST did this!)...but they are loving, and sensitive, and they also have some ADORABLE clothing to buy!
Occasionally I come across an "I only want boys" women, and I have to say I'm always taken a-back..."REALLY?!" :)...they are few and far between!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not the kind of women who wants all boys...I would love to parent at least one girl - adopted or biological...but I just wanted to tell women who can't fathom having a boy that, as a Mom of 2 boys...there is nothing to be afraid of!
And yes, you CAN find cute clothes!!!!
Observe:
outfit for Megersa, and something that currently fits Cale. Awe! I can't wait to get them both together to take a picture!
Crazy crazy Cale. Always putting on a show for Mommy.
5 comments:
I feel this way A LOT. I find myself saying to them, "you know what, I find it refreshing to shop for little boy clothes, I'm sick of pink, and I like putting something together that is adorably preppy that a girl could NEVER pull off." Teehee.
boys are so much fun! i do want a girl just for the simple fact i am WAY out numbered but will love all of them just the same! silly women!
I totally get this. I have a son (adopted from Vietnam) and am adopting a little girl from Ethiopia now. I have friends who have asked me why on earth I adopted a boy and I just cannot imagine what they're thinking. Boys are awesome! I was terrified of it at first, but he's the love of my life. I would adopt another boy, but he's just so special I cannot imagine loving another boy as much. Love the post!
(random blog lurker here)
I always say I'd rather have 5 boys than even one girl! As much as I'd love a pink baby girl and a 6-year-old in pigtails an a dress... I do NOT want a teenage girl! There's nothing scarier than teenage girls!
Another random lurker here;
So glad you posted this! I am one of those women (yikes!) who has only girls and is terrified of having a boy. I grew up with sisters, and I have no reason to be scared of boys, they're just foreign to me I guess. I try not to go on and on about it, but never realized how that could offend those with boys. Now I know I wouldn't go off like some of the examples in your post (how rude!) but I am going to be more mindful now. Thank you for bringing this to light!
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