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Mike Tindall wanting a son

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stairway · 09/12/2020 13:24

Congratulations on his wife’s pregnancy news, but I can’t believe he has actually said he really wants a son this time. The Pressure on poor Zara after all her loses too. Hopefully they’ve already had a sex scan and know it’s a boy.

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alisha556655 · 09/12/2020 14:57

So lol. Harry did the same thing when a member of a public shouted and say “I hope it’s a girl” and he said “me too.”

alisha556655 · 09/12/2020 14:57

Said*

BeeDavis · 09/12/2020 14:59

Is this really an issue? Confused

lynsey91 · 09/12/2020 15:06

So another couple having 3 children if not more!

Just seems like couples used to be happy with 2 but now, for some unknown reason, it has to be 3 at least.

We are an overcrowded country on an overpopulated planet for goodness sake

Hardbackwriter · 09/12/2020 15:10

Just seems like couples used to be happy with 2 but now, for some unknown reason, it has to be 3 at least.

What are you on about? Average family size has fallen consistently for decades

MiniCooperLover · 09/12/2020 15:12

Maybe she really wants a boy too ??!? Isn't there enough going on without getting offended by other peoples family choices.

IcedPurple · 09/12/2020 15:12

@lynsey91

So another couple having 3 children if not more!

Just seems like couples used to be happy with 2 but now, for some unknown reason, it has to be 3 at least.

We are an overcrowded country on an overpopulated planet for goodness sake

I'm pretty sure they can afford 3 kids. And no, they're not being funded by the taxpayer, so what's the problem?
Kanaloa · 09/12/2020 15:13

I think it’s fine to have a preference but I probably wouldn’t make it public. I remember seeing a Kardashian programme years ago and Kourtney was telling her boyfriend she was pregnant with another baby, and her boyfriend said he didn’t want another baby. This would be more acceptable in a private conversation I think, but awful to be on television for the child to see now they are older. I always think about that when celebrities come out and say they wanted a boy/girl or didn’t want a baby.

FuzzyPuffling · 09/12/2020 15:15

I have girl, girl. boy and have spent time reassuring DD2 that she was absolutely NOT the wrong sex and I would have been just as thrilled to have a third daughter. And I would.

canyon2000 · 09/12/2020 15:19

It's no pressure on Zara to make a boy, it's the man's sperm that decides if it will be a boy or a girl!!

Unescorted · 09/12/2020 15:20

Why the pressure? - A male embryo is formed when with one X and 1 Y chromosome. Females carry XX chromosomes and therefore have no genetic role in determining the sex of their off spring. If the child is female it is due to the father passing on a X chromosome.

Unescorted · 09/12/2020 15:21

Opps - cross post.

mistermagpie · 09/12/2020 15:32

I had a preference, in a way, but I wouldn't have expressed it publicly. It's not very nice.

In their case I expect they already know. They wouldn't announce until she's far enough along I shouldn't think and I expect he's saying that because he knows it's a boy.

phoenixrosehere · 09/12/2020 15:32

Have they 2 girls? I wonder if Harry will berate them for having more babies...

If you’re going to go back to that, at least get it right. Harry was asked during an interview with Jane Goodall and he said for him and his wife max 2 and that was it. He wasn’t disparaging anyone else for doing so. He was only speaking for his family as Mike is speaking for himself.

ViciousJackdaw · 09/12/2020 15:33

I'm sure MT doesn't really give a monkeys, just as long as they are born safely.

AdditionalCharacter · 09/12/2020 15:35

@AdelaideK

How is it any different than numerous women on here desperate for a daughter?

There are far more threads about women disappointed they are having a son than the other way round.

Indeed!
Silvergreen · 09/12/2020 15:40

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ThatIsNotMyUsername · 09/12/2020 15:42

That’s mean! Isn’t he a rugby player? Not known for their fine features and handsome looks...

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CoffeeRunner · 09/12/2020 15:46

He’s not the first man to hope his Royal wife is safely delivered of a son.

I can’t see a problem with what he said TBH.

LittleMissLockdown · 09/12/2020 15:48

Silvergreen in what way did you think that was necessary? Did saying it add anything meaningful to the discussion, did it make you feel all smug and good about yourself?

How about you post a picture of yourself so we can all take cheap pot shots about your appearance? Hmm

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stairway · 09/12/2020 15:49

I’m not offended by what he said, I just thought it was a bit mean on his daughters. Though I do realise it is the make sperm that decides I have known women to feel pressured to have the correct sex, maybe not so much in this culture.

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JinglingHellsBells · 09/12/2020 15:49

@RancidOldHag

He and Zara have had a stillborn child as well as their two living ones, plus Zara has spoken of another miscarriage.

I think they have the acute awaress of 'anything as long as its healthy' that only comes with loss.

And he was probably as serious about what sex as he was when saying it would be named after Covid

with deep respect it was a miscarriage not a stillbirth.
CockleburIck · 09/12/2020 15:49

Expressing a wish for one sex after already having two of the other is not the same as saying "I hope it's a boy" first time around.

I sort of wished after three DDs that the next would be a boy. She wasn't, but couldn't be more loved.

Calmandmeasured1 · 09/12/2020 15:50

I can’t believe he has actually said he really wants a son this time.
They might both want a son after having two girls.

The Pressure on poor Zara after all her loses too.
He is the father of her 2 miscarried children. Both of them suffered the losses. I'm sure there's is no pressure on her. She cannot do anything to ensure the child's sex and is intelligent enough to know there is a 50/50 chance of having a boy (or a girl).

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