As much as I love my kids, I have decided on sticking to just three kids, full stop. So when I mentioned this to friends and relatives (whenever they ask when the next “one” is coming), their immediate reply was, “You don’t have any girls in your family, don’t stop yet!”

A boy? A girl? What’s the difference? Besides their obvious physical differences, I don’t see what the big deal is. So what if I don’t have a daughter? Are my baby boys any less cute? Are girls easier to take care of than boys? Are boys that less lovable? And, at the end of the day, who will be taking care of the kids? My friends and relatives?

They think it’s so easy bringing up kids? All children, whatever the gender is, still need a lot of attention, love, care, and sacrifice. I always remember what my mom said to me about having kids — it’s always fun and easy to have children around, as long as they’re not yours to care for.

I have little cousins and nieces and nephews where the girls are much more aggressive and impossible than my sons, so shouldn’t we instead emphasize on how to bring up our kids, instead of worrying what set of genitals they have? Shouldn’t we be grateful enough that we’re bringing up healthy kids who hopefully one day will become a success and be a part of a caring society?

So what if I don’t have a baby girl. I have three beautiful sons who never fail to brighten up my day. Besides, the doc said that if you want blame someone for not giving you a son or a daughter, then it should the husband