Oh Boy!.....Um....I mean Oh Girl!
I read an article on the web and a feeling of "really, this is what is making news in this day and age" came over me. Why? See article below:
NEW YORK (June 16) -- Six New York City mothers are suing the maker of a baby sex test that touted its product as "infallibly accurate," saying the test results they received were wrong.
In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the women claim they received incorrect results from the $275 Baby Gender Mentor test by Acu-Gen Biolab Inc., of Lowell, Mass.
The suit says the test maker advertised its product as the "gold standard for prenatal gender detection."
The company's Web site says the test can determine a baby's sex as early as five to eight weeks' gestation.
Lawyer Barry Gainey says the lawsuit charges the product's makers and marketers with negligence and fraud, and seeks unspecified damages.
Officials at Acu-Gen Biolab Inc. could not be reached for comment Monday night.
There are thousands if not millions of couples wishing, praying and paying for the chance to conceive a child, any child, their child. There are couples and single persons adopting from foreign countries. These couple don't care what sex the child is. What mental status a child has. They would give up all of their worldly possessions to be able to parent a child.
Don't push me off my soapbox yet. When Don and I became pregnant with Matthew, I was sure, 100% positive we were going to have a girl because this pregnancy was 180 degrees different than our pregnancy with Jacob. I was so sure, we smacked down our $150.00 for a 3D ultrasound at 17 weeks, 3 days. I, for one was excited because I knew we weren't going to have any more children. Within 10 minutes, we found out our "princess" was going to be a "prince". I kept asking, "Are you sure?" I couldn't believe that the two pregnancies were do different but the end result, the sex of the child were the same. I was disappointed. I felt cheated. I wanted a girl, a mini me.
Fast forward to today....I am so glad that we didn't have a girl. I will always wonder what type of "girl mom" would have been but I at the same time, I think I was made to be a "boy mom"
-I know there should be a light saber in the car in case the enemies attack on the way to the grocery store.
-I know all the heroes and villains on The Justice League.
-I know General Grevious has 4 arms and 4 light sabers (2 blue and 2 green).
And let's face it, Matthew is, without a doubt, belongs in this family. He is wild and crazy like the rest of us. Jacob and Matthew will share a bond that will only be one two brothers can share. Our only hope is the boys will be close when they are older.
Don't get me wrong, I would be mad if I paid money to have a certain sex for a child. I would be mad that I was out the money but all that anger would disappear as soon as I saw my beautiful and healthy child. In the end, isn't that what all parents want? And we shouldn't the ones determining the sex. God does this and has been doing a great job!
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