tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post1682387495399116860..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: Huge costs of raising sons force Chinese parents to pray for daughtersmalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-66843015803943791362009-08-10T00:01:03.816-05:002009-08-10T00:01:03.816-05:00I agree with Wendy..and I would emphasize a remind...I agree with Wendy..and I would emphasize a reminder that the standards of journalism inside China need to be taken with some healthy skepticism..sounds more like a deliberate attempt to sway the public the way planning officials want, you know?Ann BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247000615024824490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-64599325693760189262009-08-07T11:03:32.723-05:002009-08-07T11:03:32.723-05:00The sad thing is with this story, as many in the U...The sad thing is with this story, as many in the US, is that it is not true of all people. I see it as another way to stereotype the Chinese and their preference over boys/girls etc. <br />Yes, these trends do exist. Yes, there is a long standing history of boy preference and maybe now a new trend due to financial issues, but the fact is it is not universal. I am so tired of having to educate uninformed people about blurbs they have heard on the news or in a paper. I see it as another blurb that some idiot in a doctor's office will start "educating" me about in regards to my daughter. Enough.Jeff and Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330454830153579449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-20386844878136464612009-08-07T10:46:54.230-05:002009-08-07T10:46:54.230-05:00And you don't have to take care of girls! The...And you don't have to take care of girls! They don't need education, good schools, a house and car -- they can just marry a rich man! Someone in China is watching too much "Leave it to Beaver."malindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-88528909295176623292009-08-07T10:24:29.743-05:002009-08-07T10:24:29.743-05:00Oh my goodness! Boys are too much trouble because...Oh my goodness! Boys are too much trouble because you have to . . . take care of them!! As opposed to girls, I guess!?!? clfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com