It's a boy!!
It's a boy!!
Mum told me my cousin has given birth to a second child - this time round a boy, and of course, she sigh a sigh of relief for her, which makes me think ... and even as I recall how some of my ex-colleagues who also felt so reliefed when they knew the gender of the baby (boy) they were conceiving at that time, that also makes me ponder ...
Although our society is not as chauvinistic as it was in ages past (or compared with some other countries still wrestling with this issue), yet somehow this inclination towards favoring boys over girls still seemed to exist, probably exhibiting itself in a much mellowed way. While we stress equality on both genders, somehow something deep inside us still seemed to prefer boys over girls, isn't it? Much as parents say that whatever gender the babies would be, they would love them all the same, but when a boy comes along, the joy seems more exuberant than that of a girl, agree?
But why the difference in "treatment"? Just because a boy can carry on the family's line, so that the ancestry of that family can be remembered and continued years down the road?? Hmm .... Guess most of us agree that girls are usually more sensitive, caring and considerate towards the family - more homely, in general than guys. Girls are generally more incline to how their parents feel and take more time to attend to them, as compared to guys (note: I'm saying in general, I'm not dismissing the fact that there are also guys that are as good and loving towards their family as girls), so ... ??? that's why I can't quite understand.
My parents have 6 children - 5 girls and 1 boy, and of course my brother is the apple of their eyes, although as the youngest in the family, I do get a big portion of attention from my parents and siblings too =) I guess I can feel the "disappointment" in my parents when my sister-in-law had a miscarriage many years ago and that was a boy, after which a few years later my niece was born. But sometimes, things like this are beyond our control. Maybe there's importance in retaining the ancestry line, but what is more important than bringing up the child God has given in the fear and knowledge of Him?
Proverbs 22:6 "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
Mum told me my cousin has given birth to a second child - this time round a boy, and of course, she sigh a sigh of relief for her, which makes me think ... and even as I recall how some of my ex-colleagues who also felt so reliefed when they knew the gender of the baby (boy) they were conceiving at that time, that also makes me ponder ...
Although our society is not as chauvinistic as it was in ages past (or compared with some other countries still wrestling with this issue), yet somehow this inclination towards favoring boys over girls still seemed to exist, probably exhibiting itself in a much mellowed way. While we stress equality on both genders, somehow something deep inside us still seemed to prefer boys over girls, isn't it? Much as parents say that whatever gender the babies would be, they would love them all the same, but when a boy comes along, the joy seems more exuberant than that of a girl, agree?
But why the difference in "treatment"? Just because a boy can carry on the family's line, so that the ancestry of that family can be remembered and continued years down the road?? Hmm .... Guess most of us agree that girls are usually more sensitive, caring and considerate towards the family - more homely, in general than guys. Girls are generally more incline to how their parents feel and take more time to attend to them, as compared to guys (note: I'm saying in general, I'm not dismissing the fact that there are also guys that are as good and loving towards their family as girls), so ... ??? that's why I can't quite understand.
My parents have 6 children - 5 girls and 1 boy, and of course my brother is the apple of their eyes, although as the youngest in the family, I do get a big portion of attention from my parents and siblings too =) I guess I can feel the "disappointment" in my parents when my sister-in-law had a miscarriage many years ago and that was a boy, after which a few years later my niece was born. But sometimes, things like this are beyond our control. Maybe there's importance in retaining the ancestry line, but what is more important than bringing up the child God has given in the fear and knowledge of Him?
Proverbs 22:6 "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
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