Various people have made comments somewhat on the line of....'sorry you never had any sons'. Or, 'do you ever wish you and your wife had had a boy', or 'do you ever wish you had boys?'.
The answer is pretty simple. I love my daughters deeply and without reservation. They were a joy to raise, they are amazing as grown women, and being their father was and is fulfilling, amazing, and I would not change anything about the place I hold in the family tree.
As for sons, I have two. Sons in Law, yes. I don't fight the law, the law won. They are my sons in the eyes of the law. I love them and consider them my own.
As for 'do you ever wish you had boys?' I now have three grandsons. I never knew how cool it would be to have boys...I was always content with my daughters and never really expected that parenthood outside of daughters was remotely necessary for my personal fulfillment or happiness. But, sure...those grandsons are awesome and I can see that there is a certain appeal with boys that I never really understood.
Still, my daughters were and are my gift from our divine Heavenly Father and I cherish my stewardship deeply and with proper and no small amount of gratefulness. To find myself now with the added joy of three wonderful grandsons is truly blessings upon blessings. And my three granddaughters are an icing on a very divine cake. My cup, runneth over. surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me all the days of my life.
Cheers, nca
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