Sister demands woman reveal if she's pregnant with a girl after sister gives birth to 6 sons despite wanting a daughter: ‘We [won't] see her for at least the rest of my pregnancy’

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Mar 6, 2025 11:00 PM EST

Many women dream of having a little mini-me to call their daughter. If you weren't given a great upbringing as a child yourself, it makes sense that you'd want to give a better life to someone who is essentially a little version of you. This isn't always in the cards for many women; the cards fall where they may, and you might end up giving birth to six beautiful children, all sons, instead. Typically, a mother would be excited about bearing any children at all because many women aren't able to do so, but the sister in this story is clearly still very angry about never having the chance to raise a daughter. She is demanding that her pregnant sister tell her if she's having a girl so she can prepare for the feelings that might arise. Now, she is considering helping name the child if it's a girl, and the pregnant sister is worried that her pregnancy will just become about this unfulfilled wish. So, she decides to cut contact until she gives birth. Scroll to read.

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  • As a few commenters state, gender/s*x information about an unborn child is only available to the parents unless stated otherwise. The pregnant sister in this story does not want to share this information with her salty, slightly unhinged sister. Though she feels sympathy for her sister's unfulfilled wish, she cannot help but also think that her sister should be grateful for the six children she does have. This baby is the woman's, not the sister's. 

  • "If we have a girl I can see the potential for her to try and hog the baby."
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  • "AITA for not wanting my sister around me for at least the rest of my pregnancy?"

    My sister (40f) is mom to six boys and our relationship in the last several years has been off. She always wanted a daughter. Always. I (31f) remember when I was a kid and she'd talk about the daughter's she'd have. She
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  • had names picked out and this image in her head of how she'd dress them and such. When she met her husband she told him she wanted to get married young and have kids young so she had
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  • plenty of time to make sure she had at least a few daughters. They had their first when they were 22 and their last when they were 34. My sister doesn't
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  • believe in having kids past that age. Actually she said the only reason she had kids in her 30s was to try and have a girl. She doesn't believe in that.
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  • That was already a point of contention between us. She used to tell me I'd get too old to have kids because my husband and I didn't have kids in our 20s or more specifically my 20s. I always rolled my eyes at her and tried to ignore it.
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  • When I gave birth to mine and my husband's son there was zero issue with my sister. But now I'm expecting again and my mom informed me that my sister wanted me to find out the s x of
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  • the baby and let her know beforehand. Mom brought up how my sister had always wanted a daughter and how she was struggling with the idea I could live her dream so she'd like time to process if true. I asked my
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  • mom if she was serious and she said they were actually hoping I'd let my sister help with names if we're having a girl, once she's processed the news and all. I told
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  • my mom it wasn't happening and she told me it could be fun and my sister's got a long list of little girl names she saved for daughters.
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  • My sister called me after my talk with mom and screamed at me down the phone for being so insensitive and selfish. She told me it's a small ask to find out the s x and let her know so she finds
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  • out if I was lucky and got a girl this time around. Then went on a rant about how unfair it is and she knows deep down I'm having a girl this time and how unfair it is when I don't care about the s x of my kids but she always did.
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  • My husband and I talked about it and when I told him I wasn't sure I wanted to be around her right now he agreed. He said her negativity wasn't good for me and who knows what she'd do if
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  • it got the best of her. So we decided we wouldn't see her for at least the rest of my pregnancy. My dad and brothers get it but my sister and mom are pl ed.
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  • My sister thinks I'm robbing her of the chance to experience a baby girl and my mom said I'm overreacting. I tried to explain why to my mom but she told me it wouldn't have hurt to make my sister feel included.
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  • I could easily see her trying to take over if this baby is a girl. Not just with the name but any decisions. H I when the baby's born if we have a girl I can see the potential for her to try and hog the baby. Not to mention the negativity about me having a girl and not her throughout my pregnancy. AITA for my decision?
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  • SelaRoseYT NTA. Your sister sounds like an absolute nutcase and your mom is an AH for supporting her obsession with the s x of your child.
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  • Individual-Total-7... NTA Not her kid, not her choice. That privilege is solely for the parents. And your Mom needs to realize that it could be detrimental to your safety... Especially if
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  • you're having a girl. Babies have been taken from pregnant women. Sorry for bringing up that possibility, but I'd rather say it, especially if it could harm. either of you.
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  • Wakemeup3000 NTA. Your mom is enabling your sister's bad behavior so I'd probably limit info with her too. I can't imagine being one of your nephews. knowing they were born because their mom was trying for a girl.
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  • aguilar1181 NTA. Your sister and mom sound like a nightmare. I never understood why parents have the need to continue mediating the life of their adult childrens. If you made your decision, your mom needs to respected PERIOD. I wouldn't let my sister near my kid if I was in your shoes.
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