We're having a GIRL!

[Taverner]

Mrs. Taverner did her Amnio yesterday and it turns out we, in addition to Tavernertoddler, are having a little girl. She shall be named Willow.

I was psyched because I always wanted a girl - however now I'm getting the nagging fear that it won't be all Barbie dolls and Shaun Cassidy posters...

I look out at all the shit that faces girls growing up today, and I get worried. The shit facing boys is a lot easier to deal with. Sure, you might get drafted and killed in a PNAC sponsored war, but not if you have refuge in Canada....

But all the shit that faces girls - this beauty mystique that faces them, the drive to be a white, blonde, princess - ACK! the whole "society saying it's ok to flaunt being a princess" in the first place shit!!!

ARGH! I'm going to give myself an ulcer here if I don't watch out.

AND WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THIS SEXUALIZING TWEENS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[auntAgonist]

1. woohooooooooo ANOTHER FEMALE

..
seriously, congratulations to you and yours.

:toast:

[underpants]

2. Just had one of them

Good luck :party:

[TK421]

3. Congrats!

[newportdadde]

4. Just don't buy her short-shorts when she is 10. Especially with writing

on them that says 'Hottie'.

As an aside my wife and I are going in for her sonogram to find out the sex of the TWINS next Friday. :) We hit the jackpot on them, wife is just 26 and no fertility drugs etc.. at least I finally beat the odds! :)

[xmas74]

24. My daughter owned a pair w/ writing on them.

Her's said "SOCCER" and she wore them to her soccer practice every week. They were cute and a decent length but some of the others...

[MildyRules]

5. Don't let yours fall victim to it

Parents are STILL the most powerful force in a child's life...unless the parents surrender that role.

[SarahB]

6. Wow, looks like your life took a nice upswing.

Since we last talked a few months back. I hope everything continues to go in a positive direction. If you need any girl tips, just let me know. Mine's 13 now and I'm knee deep in it all and it's not so bad. (I'm lucky though, my daughter is just as smart and strong as she is beautiful.)

[tjwmason]

7. Congratulations.

I'll toast Willow along with you and Mrs. Taverner just as soon as I can get a drink poured. :toast:

Although I don't speak from experience - I strongly suspect that the next 25 or so years of your life will be spent worrying about her, so for the moment at least relax and enjoy the idea that it might just turn out to be all Barbie dolls and Saun Cassidy posters....before reality hits.

[Bassic]

8. Can't wait to learn what I and Ms. Bassic

are going to have.

[StopTheMorans]

9. i couldn't be a father to a daughter; the worry would kill me.

that, and the prospect that, some day, she could start receiving PMs with nude pictures of men in them.

[terrya]

10. .

That was a spit take, my friend. :-)

[arwalden]

11. Oh!

:spray:

[Zuni]

13. ...

:spray:

[Taverner]

15. You cold! You cold!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

31. Oh no you didn't

[southlandshari]

33. I tried not to do this...

But since Taverner has a pretty decent sense of humor, I guess it is ok...

:rofl:

[WCGreen]

34. He called me and he is really pissed......

:evilgrin:

[southlandshari]

36. Uh oh.

:hide:

[WCGreen]

37. Yep.... You don't even want to unleash the power of the

the pregnant papa.....

I wonder if he'll have psuedo morning sickness....

He just might be the type...

You know, all librul and what not.....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!

That is just the best, most exciting news EVAH!

Little girls are a gift......I've raised two to strong womanhood, and I wouldn't have it any other way......

You will have a blast....and do try not to worry...Just teach her to make the best choices and all the rest will follow naturally....


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[jane_pippin]

14. Congrats to you! Don't worry *too* much...

smart parents often make for smart daughters.

[Shine]

16. Congrats and many blessings of Joy to you, Taverner!

Speaking from experience, being the parent of a daughter is a wonderful gift. You are in for a real treat. Willow is a lovely name, too.

Here's my humble two cents:
Don't get caught up in the FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real)of what you don't know or can't control. TRUST that you will do fine if you keep your heart open and your intention clear. You will teach her well and will remind her that true Beauty comes from within, NOT without. In today's complex world, her name will serve her well in remembering to be grounded in what REALLY matters. May she be Wise, Flexible and Grace-full.

Blessings to you and your sweet family, :hug:
~Shine

[Shell Beau]

17. Awesome! I didn't even know y'all were expecting!

Congrats! :bounce: You have a while before she becomes a teen!!

[asthmaticeog]

18. What's up with sexualizing tweens?

Um, Taverner, *you're* the one naming the kid after a lesbian vampire from a tweener phenom TV show.

[BigMcLargehuge]

19. that's beats the alternative though

of naming her Britny Bratz Doll Magic Card Strapacockonme

[Fenris]

20. Lesbian witch, you fool.

:P

[asthmaticeog]

21. Hey, y'know what I don't give a fuck about?

That.

:P

[Taverner]

22. There was a tweener phenom show with lesbian vampires?

And they had someone named Willow on it?

Seriously - I just like the name because it sounded earthy, feminine and means "freedom tree"

[xmas74]

25. There's also a sportscaster w/ the name Willow.

If that makes you feel any better.

[asthmaticeog]

26. Yeah, I think it was called "Buffy's Creek" or some shit.

Wisacracking aside, though, congratulations on the addition.

[tigereye]

27. there are lots of cool Willows

I like it. Congratulations! :toast:

[southlandshari]

30. Sure there are!

[xmas74]

23. Congrats!

Raise her to be an individual. I was one in school. I went through alot of teasing but I'm a better person for it. And I'm raising my daughter the same way.

[NewJeffCT]

28. Congratulations & good luck

As the father of a 2 1/2 year old daughter, I can sympathize with your outlook for your daughter.

But, you can also say that we're in the process of becoming a theocracy, so by the time your daughter is old enough to get sexualized, it will be because she shows a bit of ankle through her burka.

[Texasgal]

29. CONGRATS!!

To the Taverner family!

Girls are more fun anyway!!! :)

[Iris]

32. 'you might get drafted and killed in a PNAC sponsored war"

or flip your car over or drown in your own puke or die from being forced to drink too much water in a fraternity hazing . . .


Congrats on the girl, though.

[cally]

35. congrats!!

I have two teen daughters and I'm blessed. Don't worry and just enjoy.

[jandrok]

38. Bookends! Most excellent.

Congratulations!

[Arugula Latte]

39. Congrats!

We got the boy-then-girl combo too.

It's great!

[Maestro]

40. Congratulations

You're in for a wild ride. Hold on tight! But it will be fun for sure.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

41. congratulations!

[wellstone dem]

42. As the single mom of a 17 year old young woman

Congrats, and there is nothing better than raising a strong, progressive, positive, caring, determined young woman. (Even though she keeps taunting me that when she's gone to college she's going to do all the things I'm afraid she'll do.)