Does anyone else ever feel guilty for this?

Question

Hi!

Well my beautiful daughter just turned a year old about 2 weeks ago & she is truly the light of my life.

But sometimes I find myself feeling guilty b/c before she was born I really wanted a boy (stupid-I know!) When I found out I was having I girl I cried for like 2 days straight & everyone told me it didn't matter all that matters is that the baby is healthy- of course at the time I said "well duh everyone wants a healthy baby -but I want a BOY!!!!!"

I definitely don't have those same sentiments & now knowing all the unfortunate bad diseases/syndromes that can plague innocent kids I genuinely feel guilty for ever having felt that way

I hope Karma will not play a cruel joke on me *knock on wood* by using my words against me =( & for not taking wishing for a healthy child more serious then wishing for a certain gender

does anyone else ever feel this way?

Answer 1

never had a kid, but i think i understand. it's like, you want the blue bag but you pull straws and get the pink one. it's okay. you love your little girl very much and you wouldn't change her for anything. you can still have another kid, maybe it'll be a boy, maybe it won't, but she'll always be ur first. don't feel guilty at all for having wanted a boy. just love ur kid and everything will be alright, even if something happens, which i'm sure it won't.

Answer 2

it is a normal feeling ,  The only thing that came to mind  is (be careful what you wish for  you might even get it )  Now that being said  ,you did not get your wish  .Be Thankful for it .

Now go out there and enjoy life with your daughter  

Take care