I have deliberately not put this in AIBU, mainly because IABU, but I am pg with dc2, which we found out yesterday is a ds. I already have a dd, aged 2.3yo.
I am ashamed to admit that I am a bit disappointed that it is a boy. I am an only child, and would have loved a sister, and I really wanted dd to have a sister. I have this ridiculous ideal of her growing up with her sibling, playing together and sharing a childhood and still being close as adults, and I never imagined her doing all that with a brother. I would stress that my only child status alllows me this ignorance.
Dd was very insistent that she was getting a baby sister, and I feel in some way I have let her down, like I've bought the wrong Christmas present or something.
Does anyone have any experiences that might make me feel better about it? Or perhaps offer a slap in the chops and tell me to get a life?
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Come and tell me about growing up with a younger brother, whether your experience or that of your dcs
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