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<font size=3>At 01:53 PM 1/2/2013, Rn T. Katz wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I really have a hard time
believing that anyone has a "deep psychological <br>
need" to have a son rather than a daughter, or vice versa.
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It seems to me that not being satisfied with what HaShem has given
you, whether a boy or a girl, flies in the face of accepting
the will of HaShem and being thankful for his "gift."<br><br>
<font size=3>Whenever I hear that a new baby was born, I ask two
things - "Is the baby healthy?" "Is the mother
fine?" To me this is all that should count.<br><br>
This lesson was really brought home to me when my youngest grandson was
born in March 2011. Shortly after he was born it was discovered
that his esophagus was not connected to his stomach. If you
like, you can read about this at <br><br>
"<a href="http://personal.stevens.edu/%7Ellevine/aaron_vunderkind.pdf">
Medical Drama: Why We Call Aaron a
</a><a href="http://personal.stevens.edu/%7Ellevine/aaron_vunderkind.pdf">
<i>Vunderkind</a></i>" <b>Inyan: </b>Hamodia Weekly Magazine,
June 15, 2011, pages 28 - 29. <br><br>
Yitzchok Levine<br><br>
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