I'm expecting DC2 any day now, DH and I have chosen not to find out the gender of the baby. We already have a DD.
I live overseas and communicate with DM by email fairly regularly. This is convenient due to time differences etc. Earlier in this pregnancy she commented along the lines of 'it would be great if it was a boy' and although it irked me at the time, I didn't respond and just brushed it under the carpet.
In an email I received yesterday, this was repeated - same thing, 'it would be great if it's a boy, one of each gender to complete the family'. It may just be my hormones or the fact I'm uncomfortable and waiting for due date, but this has really angered me. It's nobody's business what gender this baby is. DH and I have no preference and will be happy to have a healthy baby either way.
I'm not sure why I'm posting this... Has anybody else experienced this kind of opinion from parents or family? Am I being irrational to feel angry and actually really disappointed in my DM? DH advised me to ignore it and sweep under the carpet again. To reply to the rest of the email and just don't respond to that part. I'm just worried that if I hold in my feelings now, when we do call with the news of the new arrival, she might say 'great it's a boy!' or 'never mind' if it's a girl and I won't be able to stop myself from hitting the roof!