Brookelyn and I had a conversation today that went like this.
Brookelyn: Mom why do you have two girls and no boys?
Mom (me): Because that is what Heavenly Father sent me.
Brookelyn: Mom, why does Aunt Brandee have a boy and a girl?
Mom: Because that Heavenly Father wanted to her to have a boy and a girl.
Brookelyn: I want a boy in our family.
Mom: So do I.
Brookelyn: I don't understand why we don't have any boys and and Aunt Brandee does.
Mom: Neither do I.
So what would you say? I don't have the answer for her. Any help in case this comes up again, which it will. I have already had a couple different talks like this abotu how she wants a brother and why don't we have one when most everyone else she knows has one. HELP ME!!!!
3 comments:
Most of Haylie's friends have either a sister OR a brother. Very few have both. So most of the time I tell her that someone has a brother just like she has a sister. Maybe someday she can have a brother too like somebody else but she and Paige have to get bigger first. She misses not having OLDER brothers sometimes like her favorite friend but Haylie is so in love with Paige that nothing could be better than a little sister.
I would tell her that Heavenly Father will give her a brother when it is the right time. I also know of a family that had 5 girls and the last baby was a boy. Tell Brooklyn to hang in there and if anything she can pray for a baby brother. I use to pray for a baby sister. I got 3 brothers and then... A BABY SISTER!! So tell her to pray, it might take a while, but it is bound to work if you have enough babies! :-)
Well, coming from an ALL GIRL family... we have had this discussion a time or two. I have reached the conclusion that Heavenly Father likes diversity. Not everyone is meant to have the same experience or the same things in this life. Some families have ALL boys (Shannon & Charlie) some all girls (us) some have large families, and some have small. We need to bloom where we're planted, and be grateful for the blessings we receive- whether we're blessed with boys, girls or both! ;)
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