the family of origin point is interesting ...

I'm one of 4 kids - 2 boys, 2 girls, so I have seen up close and personal brothers with brothers, sisters with sisters, and brothers and sisters together - and mums and dads interacting with both sons and daughters - and from what I've seen, it's all good, and from my personal experience, it's all based so much on individual personalities rather than gender.

so while I'd quite like one of each, it doesn't actually bother me. two boys, three boys, two boys and one girl, it's all good ...


but on the other hand, a very good friend on the other hand is one of 4 girls, and she very much wanted her first baby to be a girl - and he wasn't. He's beautiful, he is very loved and cherished, but make no mistake, my friend still wants a daughter. Her sister has recently had a girl, and that's hard for my friend, but because it feels "wrong" for her to feel that way, she hasn't really confided in anyone much about it ... I should tell her to come here to BB, and join in on the Gender Disappointment threads to see she's not alone ...