“I was disappointed by my baby’s gender. Does that make me a bad parent?”

GENDER DISAPPOINTMENT

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“I was disappointed by my baby’s gender. Does that make me a bad parent?”

By Abigail Turner

7 months ago

7 min read

It’s a boy! But you wanted a girl. Abigail Turner investigates the phenomenon of gender disappointment.


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