Yes, Gender Disappointment is Real

But I'm not a monster for feeling it

May. 19, 2025 AzmanL/Getty Images A Charged Topic Yes, Gender Disappointment Is Real — But I'm Not A Monster For Feeling It Morgan Flaherty was delighted to know her first child would be a daughter. She never had a sister growing up and always wanted one. So when she and her partner found out that their second child was a boy, she felt all kinds of ways. She did a little digging: is gender disappointment legit and, more importantly, OK to feel? Let her tell you what she found out. Read More ⮕ Latest Dzonsli/E+/Getty Images A Little Help...? Redditor Asks If She's Asking Too Much Of Her Medically Complex Child's Grandparents What do parents owe their adult children once they have children of their own? One Redditor struggles with her mom & dad amid serious medical struggles. Read More. ArtMarie/E+/Getty Images "Say Ahhh..." FDA Moves To Ban Fluoride Supplements For Kids Government agencies & medical bodies recommend fluoride supplements for children living in areas without fluoridated water. The FDA wants to change that. Read More. Tima Mirashnichenka/Photodisc/Getty Images save it for later What Is "Floodlighting" In A Relationship & How Do You Recognize It? Vulnerability is a two-way street. Relationship experts explain how to spot floodlighting when you're dating, and how to gently build some boundaries. Read More. Featured STasker/Getty Images More Than "Just A Pet" No One Warns You What Divorce Does To The Family Dog As Sarah Michelle Sherman writes, "I expected to cry for my son, for myself, for the life I thought I was building. I didn't expect to cry for our dog — or to feel guilty that I couldn't protect her from the heartbreak, too." Read More ⮕ What Else We're Reading: ⮕ 36 Rhinestone Cowboy Baby Names With Edgy Western Vibes ⮕ Caitlin Murray Answers All Your Pressing Parenting Questions ⮕ Parents Financially Supporting Adult Children Reaches A 3-Year High

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