20 to 1 You'll be buying barbies next Christmas

Kara and I just found out that there is a 95% chance that our baby is going to be a girl. That basically means our doctor didn’t find any bits and pieces in the ultrasound but you can never be 100% sure until birth. I’ve been thinking about the next 18 years. Little girls turn into teenage girls and teenage girls start making their own decisions and I can’t control that. I thought it would be easier with a boy. Just throw him to the wolves and say toughen up or you’ll never make it. With a girl the word “balance” comes to mind. I want her to know she’s loved and doesn’t need to date until she’s 30 but at the same time I don’t want to spoil her. Hmmmm.



Thinking about it, it’s a good thing you don’t get to pick the gender of your baby. We would make our choices based off of superficial reasoning and miss out on things we never thought of. Maybe she’ll want to still go hunting with me or take that hike along the Appellation Trail. Maybe I’ll like playing with polly pocket and braiding hair, who knows. One thing is for sure, a lot of my friends are having boys right now and they better not get any wise ideas. I don’t care if they are only 5 days old. I know what it was like to be that age. That’s what scares me the most. I remember being a slimy fork tongued little kid in middle school and high school. Some day she’s going to entertain the thought of talking to one of those hormone drugged, cracked voice kids and I’ll have to pretend I don’t mind. I think I’m getting a little ahead of myself but I’m just being honest. I wonder if I’ll become one of those feminist dads. The ones that insist their daughter’s are able to play on the football team if they want to. I’ve already started flipping through early learning center toy catalogue looking for possible instances of gender bias. How come only the boys play with the gladiator arena of blood play set?



Can I still buy girls Legos? I was advised that it was still a good idea but make sure I get the lavender and pink colors. This is going to be fun.



We watched our friend’s two girls this weekend and they were very well behaved. They are different then boys and I have to remember that but at the same time they were OK with playing Frisbee and going to the video arcade. I was however told by them that the females in my cartoons left much to be desired. That’s enough ranting for now, I’m sure there will be more.