Pregnancy can be an overwhelming journey filled with excitement and apprehension. However, one afternoon at the park, I overheard a woman making a bold statement that struck a nerve: “The last thing I want is to get pregnant with a boy.” As I watched my twin boys swing happily on the monkey bars, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of disbelief and frustration.
It’s important to recognize that many women, myself included, would give anything to experience pregnancy, regardless of the baby’s gender. Some women face significant challenges in conceiving and may undergo extensive treatments; how could anyone dismiss the joy of having a child simply based on gender? While I understand that preferences exist, I would argue that there are far worse scenarios than having a son.
Here are 15 things that I believe many would prefer to avoid over the prospect of being pregnant with a boy:
- Cuddling a box jellyfish.
- Spending a night inside a porta-potty at a taco festival.
- Sharing Eskimo kisses with a star-nosed mole.
- Confusing a dead fly in cookie dough for a raisin.
- Giving herself a hydrochloric acid enema—yikes!
- Using a leech as a substitute for a tampon.
- Engaging in romantic activity with Beldar Conehead.
- Experiencing the horror of having her eyeballs devoured by a naked mole rat.
- Making out with someone who engages in coprophagia (a fancy term for eating feces).
- Becoming pregnant with a female sea urchin—good luck with that delivery!
- Kissing a cockroach.
- Eating a cockroach.
- Pooping out a cockroach.
- Living life as a cockroach and having copulating with another cockroach.
- Battling infertility issues.
As a bonus, consider the consequences of upsetting someone facing infertility—they might just unleash their own fierce little boys on you.
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In summary, while preferences in gender may vary, the experience of becoming a parent is ultimately a blessing that many aspire to achieve. The challenges of infertility or the absurdity of some fears pale in comparison to the joy of raising a child, boy or girl.