Should Parents Be Allowed To Pick Their Child's Sex?
Custom cars, custom computers, why not custom kids? The question is asked of almost every prospective parent: "Would you prefer a girl or a boy?" Upon first pondering a parent's ability to select the sex of their children I must admit, my knee jerk reaction is NO. I'm of the belief that this much fooling with nature will only result in an imbalance in the population like the one very present in China. They have entire generations of men with no wives and no more children. I realize the inherit conflict in saying this because I believe a woman's right to chose is her own private medical decision so logically it should follow the right to chose the sex of her children should be her decision as well.
Medically speaking, I am aware that doctors often provide genetic counseling to couples who may be carriers of diseases that are more prevalent in certain sexes leaving the couple to decide. That's appropriate.
If I could choose the sex of our next child I have to say I'd have another girl only because I have such great clothes from Lily. I also have some fabulous shoes for 'her' that I'd hate to waste and some great accessories too. I even have a great name picked out: Violet. Then, I could have my little garden of children: Lily; Violet. Sounds like science fiction. And we all know, little boys can be very gross. I have nephews. I've seen their disgusting little habits. I'm kidding people.....or am I???
What do you think? Should parents be allowed to pick the sex of their children? Did you?
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No, I don't think so. Not only for the oog factor, but what a tremendous loss. When I was pregnant the second time and forced to choose, I probably would have chosen another girl as well. Girls were really all I knew. When I found out I was having a boy, I was -- frankly -- a little shell-shocked. I panicked over whether I would know how to handle boy activities, boy emotions, boy social questions. What I didn't anticipate was how the love of a mother and a son can be so very different and powerful than of that of a daughter. I never could understand "mama's boys" until I had one. I feel so fortunate that life has given me one child of each gender, especially since I had no say in the matter.