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“I. Was. Gobsmacked.”: Man Divorces “Manipulative” Wife After Finding Out They’re Expecting A Girl, Says She Did It On Purpose
“I. Was. Gobsmacked.”: Man Divorces “Manipulative” Wife After Finding Out They’re Expecting A Girl, Says She Did It On Purpose
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“I. Was. Gobsmacked.”: Man Divorces “Manipulative” Wife After Finding Out They’re Expecting A Girl, Says She Did It On Purpose

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Every now and then, the internet spills stories worthy of a movie script. Now this intense story that will take you on an emotional ride was shared by a 27-year-old woman who goes by the name KittenDealinMama on Reddit.

The tale starts with the author and her husband, who’s one year older, trying for a baby, initially with no success. “When I did get pregnant, we were overjoyed,” the author wrote.

“He talked about wanting a son first so he could be the big strong leader for all his younger siblings and carry on the family name (a very big deal to him instilled by his parents). I expressed my desire to have a little girl I could dress up and match with,” KittenDealinMama recounted, adding that it became “a playful banter.”

Fast forward to the day when the couple finally found out the gender of the baby: it’s a girl! Initially, everything seemed well until the Redditor’s husband and mother-in-law had a long call which lasted so long that the author fell asleep. The next day, the soon-to-be dad literally disappeared and the world around the author has already begun collapsing.

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    Two days later, the author added this update on the whole situation

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    While the United States has no restrictions on knowing or choosing the sex of a baby, gender selection, a medical procedure in which parents are able to choose the sex of their unborn child, is currently illegal in many countries, including the US, because of numerous ethical concerns. Experts warn that it could lead to gender discrimination and that it is a dangerous form of eugenics.

    However, there exists a common myth that lovemaking position can have a direct impact on the gender of a baby. But Jeffrey Steinberg, M.D., director of the gender selection program at the Fertility Institutes in Los Angeles, argues that this couldn’t be further from the truth.

    “There are really no lovemaking positions that can influence the gender of your baby,” he states. He added that “there’s really not much you can do at home to choose your baby’s gender.”

    Then, this update followed

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    But even without sex selection, more boys are born than girls. According to PRB, normally, for every 100 baby girls, somewhere between 102 and 107 boys are born. This slight imbalance is due to biological and other factors. In at least nine countries, the ratio of boy babies to girl babies is 110 or more. China is at the top of the list, with 118 boys born for every 100 girls, followed by Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Montenegro, Albania, Vietnam, India and Pakistan.

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    The author’s husband allegedly wrote this post, claiming he will see her in court

    And this was the last update from the author

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    In October, the author went to ask for advice in the Divorce community on Reddit

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    Image credits: KittenDealinMama

    And this is what people had to say about the whole story

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    Liucija Adomaite

    Liucija Adomaite

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    Liucija Adomaite

    Liucija Adomaite

    Writer, Community member

    Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

    What do you think ?
    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are way too many people out there that don't seem to realize it's the sperm cell that determines the sex of your eventual kid...and that you can't choose which of the millions of sperm get to your egg.

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 9am UK time, I'm reading this and I am now done for the day as this is batshit crazy

    Praecordia
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    This just sounds entirely made up. Like someone wants attention and watches too many soap operas, that’s what I’m getting. I can’t imagine someone actually doing any of this, cause it sounds indeed batshit crazy.

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    Mad Dragon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He told his mom what position they use??? Eww!!!

    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow damn the husband and MIL are filthy pieces of s**t

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW. First the husband and his mother are horrible and dangerous. Second: HOORAY. You go girl, fighting for your baby girl, getting full custody and she's a healthy baby. Congratulations and I hope you can get on with your life and be happy.

    RedRum
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I refuse to believe this ever happened ... I mean ..I... nobody can be this stupid! ...right ?...I forgot, you get blocked on here for having the audacity to not believe everything you read 🙄

    The Starsong Princess
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, anything on Reddit can be fake but you should never underestimate the stupidity and messiness in some families. If you are going to read these articles, I recommend playing along with the op, fake or not.

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    morticia_b85
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it just me or are the amount of toxic adults with more toxic mothers, on the rise? Its all you ever here, toxic mammy to her son and he's an adult brat.... come on natural selection where's your help here?

    Spocks's Mom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think it's on the rise. I believe the Internet just brought more awareness as to how f****d up people can be.

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    Tams21
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good job mom has full custody. I wouldn't want a man like that anywhere near my kids, even if he's the biological father.

    Jane Doe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girlfriend= woman his mother chose for him and convinced to wait for him while she (mom) “extricated him from his manipulative wife.”

    martin734
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that your husband and his family are total bunch of moronic arseholes and that this whole s**t-show may well turn out to be a blessing in disguise if it means that you don't have to spend the rest of your life with them.

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    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are way too many people out there that don't seem to realize it's the sperm cell that determines the sex of your eventual kid...and that you can't choose which of the millions of sperm get to your egg.

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's 9am UK time, I'm reading this and I am now done for the day as this is batshit crazy

    Praecordia
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    This just sounds entirely made up. Like someone wants attention and watches too many soap operas, that’s what I’m getting. I can’t imagine someone actually doing any of this, cause it sounds indeed batshit crazy.

    Load More Replies...
    Mad Dragon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He told his mom what position they use??? Eww!!!

    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow damn the husband and MIL are filthy pieces of s**t

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW. First the husband and his mother are horrible and dangerous. Second: HOORAY. You go girl, fighting for your baby girl, getting full custody and she's a healthy baby. Congratulations and I hope you can get on with your life and be happy.

    RedRum
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I refuse to believe this ever happened ... I mean ..I... nobody can be this stupid! ...right ?...I forgot, you get blocked on here for having the audacity to not believe everything you read 🙄

    The Starsong Princess
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, anything on Reddit can be fake but you should never underestimate the stupidity and messiness in some families. If you are going to read these articles, I recommend playing along with the op, fake or not.

    Load More Replies...
    morticia_b85
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it just me or are the amount of toxic adults with more toxic mothers, on the rise? Its all you ever here, toxic mammy to her son and he's an adult brat.... come on natural selection where's your help here?

    Spocks's Mom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think it's on the rise. I believe the Internet just brought more awareness as to how f****d up people can be.

    Load More Replies...
    Tams21
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good job mom has full custody. I wouldn't want a man like that anywhere near my kids, even if he's the biological father.

    Jane Doe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girlfriend= woman his mother chose for him and convinced to wait for him while she (mom) “extricated him from his manipulative wife.”

    martin734
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that your husband and his family are total bunch of moronic arseholes and that this whole s**t-show may well turn out to be a blessing in disguise if it means that you don't have to spend the rest of your life with them.

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