My MIL Said She’d Kick Me Out Of The House If I Didn’t Give Birth To A Boy This Time

Patricia started calling this baby “the heir” at six weeks. She sent Derek links for boy nursery themes and “how to conceive a son” like it was a performance review.

Then she’d look at me and say, “If you can’t give Derek what he needs, maybe you should move aside for a woman who can.”

At dinner Derek would joke, “Fourth time’s the charm. Don’t screw this one up.”

I said, “They’re our kids, not a science experiment.”

He rolled his eyes. “Relax. You’re so emotional. This house is a hormone bomb.”

Later, I asked him straight: “Can you tell your mom to stop? She talks like our daughters are mistakes. They hear her.”

He shrugged. “Boys build the family. Every man needs a son. That’s reality.”

“And what if this one’s a girl?” I asked.

He smirked. “Then we’ve got a problem, don’t we?”

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