tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17551211.post114858505522366683..comments2023-10-20T09:11:13.584-05:00Comments on It's a Jungle in Here: on gender preferencesHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894131042735833767noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17551211.post-1148646607860120932006-05-26T07:30:00.000-05:002006-05-26T07:30:00.000-05:00So much of this comes down to traditional gender r...So much of this comes down to traditional gender roles. In contrast to your neighbors, you aren't stuck in the mentality that only a son would be able to play football with you or that only a daughter could help you bake cookies. For people who are, their parenting experiences are so limited in comparison. Jon and I specifically didn't find out Molly's sex ahead of time because we wanted to be excited about her as a person, not her as a son or a daughter with particular expectations based on that.<BR/><BR/>When thinking about eventually having a second baby, in many ways I'm looking at it as an experiment like yourself. Having another girl would be nice so I could reuse all of Molly's cute clothes; having a boy would allow me to really learn if there are innate differences between boys and girls. So you're not the only weird one.kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07964409227553670322noreply@blogger.com