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I can't believe how I reacted at my gender reveal, sure I was disappointed but I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life

I can't believe how I reacted at my gender reveal, sure I was disappointed but I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life

The Irish Sun5 days ago
WHILE most parents would be happy whatever gender their baby is born as, the same can't be said for one mum who admitted to her immediate thoughts after finding out she was having a boy.
Desperate for a girl, Monique Tibbott was instead reduced to tears at the gender reveal of their soon to be born baby when the colour blue appeared inside of the cake.
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Monique Tibbott was reduced to tears at her gender reveal party
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She says that when she saw blue in the gender reveal cake her heart sank
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Monique was adamant she was having a second girl throughout her pregnancy.
The 21-year-old from Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, explained: 'All I know is pink. All I know is being a girl mom – I have never experienced raising a boy and it's just terrifying to me.
'I feel so guilty and like the worst mom in the world because when I saw the baby's gender in that cake, my heart sank.
'I'm going to feel guilty for the rest of my life for how I reacted; I'm never going to forget how I thought when I first found out about him.'
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Throughout her pregnancy, the stay-at-home mum had been convinced she was expecting a second girl; and after already having her daughter, Delilah, it was something she thought she'd be better equipped for.
However, that dream soon diminished for Monique during the gender reveal, alongside her husband Brandon; when after uncovering the gender, her reaction failed to live up to expectation.
Monique told how she then spent the next few days in tears while trying to process the news.
With her reaction failing to live up to the hype and expectation of what gender reveals typically do, she is conscious she tarnished the special day with her emotion.
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Becoming a parent to a boy is a reality that scares Monica as she stared down a barrel in fear on how to bring her son up.
Having had the experience in how to raise her daughter, Monique fears bringing a boy up will be a completely different scenario.
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Monique also told how she's struggled to find a name for a boy she's really settled on – with that being in stark contrast for girl's name, which she could name ten for.
Speaking more about her reaction to the news of her expecting a boy, Monique told: 'I feel angry at myself for how I reacted because I should have just been grateful and happy that he's healthy and that I have the fertility ability to carry a baby.
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'I know that probably pregnancy hormones are a huge factor to play here, but I think that I was just more shocked and not able to process it because I was so certain I was having a girl.
'I just feel very alone, and I feel so bad for Brandon because I ruined his day. He was so excited, and I just dimmed it with my reaction.'
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Monique admits that she'll regret her reaction forever
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