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| Africa: North |
| Egyptian father angry at having no sons stabs his seven daughters, killing 4 |
| 2004-11-01 |
| Posted by:Dragon Fly |
| #17 I don't mean to be a spoiler but, how in the hell did we go from a pig killing is daughters to Dr. Ruth Westheimer's method of maximizing sex, determination-semination/determination-semination/determination-semination/determination-semination? |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-11-01 7:57:40 PM |
| #16 LOL CF still funny. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-01 5:09:00 PM |
| #15 Congrats to all parents! I did nothing and ended up with two normal ones and two boys. Wanted a boy first but when daughter came out she stole my heart away. ;-) |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-11-01 4:52:14 PM |
| #14 Congrats lex! I hope it all works out for you. I have a feeling that he/she/they will be well loved. This thread reminds me of a (rather dumb) Joke. Three native women were talking: 1st Native: I am going to have a boy because my man was on top! 2nd Native: I am going to have a girl because I was on top! 3rd Native: *BOO HOO* *SOB* *SOB* (crying) 1st native: What is wrong? 3rd Native: I'm going to have a puppy! (sorry... just had to say it). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-11-01 4:25:02 PM |
| #13 Only congrats go to you from me, Jarhead. No grudgy grinchiness when I hear about a family's happiness. However, I do think it's important to consider, from a detached point of view, not as a personal critique, how far down an ugly road gender bias can take humanity. Selling kids of the "wrong" sex into prostitution (Thailand), selling brides because they are viewed as burdens rather than blessings (India), killing baby girls so that a male can carry on the family name (China, as least as I've heard), this case in Egypt above...all should make us reflect on the costs of valuing one sex of human beings over another. |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2004-11-01 3:49:20 PM |
| #12 Thanks Jarhead, thanks muck. Looks like we're having another boy. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-01 3:36:35 PM |
| #11 He should have killed himself. Scientific studies shows that the male chromosomes determines the sex of the child. Maybe an education above 5th grade for these cave dwellers would have helped. But again, there is no such thing as a "gutless Muslim". (snicker>LOL>ROFLMAO) |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-11-01 3:34:01 PM |
| #10 tu33301 It is not in the Koran but Shariah tells the right of vengeance for the murder of children (or is it only for daughters?) belong to the father. Something like a year ago an Iranian accused his seven years old daughter of sexual relations with her uncle. He decapitated her, and the judge was forced to let himm off the hook because of that provision in chariah. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-11-01 3:31:59 PM |
| #9 Jules, the book claimed to increase the chances by a certain percentage through natural means, not be a full proof medical procedure. (Which I disagree with.) Maybe it was more old wive's tale then anything else, who know. Of course I'd of been ecstatic no matter what the sex of the baby was. Give me a break, every Marine has to ensure his own replacement so that the Corps lives forever! ;) |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-11-01 3:16:31 PM |
| #8 congrats lex! :) |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-11-01 3:12:25 PM |
| #7 Congratulations to all parents! That said, this question about gender selection is important. Are we or are we not crawling around on our knuckles? Should baby's genitalia determine how happy we are about a birth? Leave that to the societies caught up in bride sales (dowries), livestock exchange, and burkas. IMO, parents should accept the blessing gratefully, not sully it with concerns about gender. |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2004-11-01 3:11:39 PM |
| #6 Congrats, Lex! The reader's digest version of this book is basically it's a combination of diet (high in proteins like salmon, roast beef, peanuts, but no soy), period between ejaculations and coitus, and ahem, sexual position during the woman's ovulation in order to increase the likelihood of a boy or girl baby. We had a boy in July 2003 as that was my intended target. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-11-01 2:46:47 PM |
| #5 how's that, jarhead? my wife and I just learned (last night) we're going to have our second child ~:^) |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-01 2:38:07 PM |
| #4 ya know, I got this great book from Barnes and Nobles on how to increase the likely hood of the sex of your child, worked for my wife & me. He didn't have to stab his girls, I'd of loaned it to him. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-11-01 2:16:55 PM |
| #3 not in the Koran; however, there is undoubtedly a local sharia ruling that he can rely on |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-11-01 2:05:54 PM |
| #2 I'll be interested in hearing the passage from the Koran which gets him off the hook for this. And you know there's one in there. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-11-01 1:21:36 PM |
| #1 If he really wanted to punish what was responsible, he should have cut off his own testicles. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-11-01 12:48:23 PM |