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Care and Feeding: What to do when in-laws try to convince you to have a son?

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Dear Care and Feeding : What's a good way of dealing with your in-laws' pressure to try again to have a son? I worry about our girls as they get older and are better able to understand the meaning behind their grandparents' constant harping on this.

You and your husband might tell them that you’re very happy with your two children and have no plans for a third .

A married man wants to buy a sports car, but his wife objects.

His wife thinks he would look like an idiot driving it at his age, but he should buy it anyway.

Don't worry about being judged harshly in a hot car, and it horrifies your wife.

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