A pretty crass thing to say in any case, especially if front of them. Not all people think that having all girls - or all boys - is bad luck!
Z | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 10:30 am | #

My youngest son is regularly mistaken for a girl. But mainly by our ninety five year next door old neighbour, and she thinks my roller blades are a dog and that we are "very quiet"....
Jaywalker | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 1:20 pm | #

Now THAT is a faux pas!
david mcmahon | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 2:01 pm | #

It serves him right.

"Bad luck" to have four children, whatever their variety? Twat.
Dumdad | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 2:38 pm | #

haha aw poor lil boy
Emmie | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 2:54 pm | #

THE MAN WAS AN IDIOT, WHAT MORE CAN I SAY?!
girlwithmask | 06.19.08 - 3:36 pm | #

Foot, mouth, springs to mind!
Akelamalu | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 5:58 pm | #

That's along the lines of congratulating a woman on being pregnant when it turns out she's just fat . . .
Paula | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 7:16 pm | #

I don't believe in god, so your swearing at him doesn't count for me....

So, are you lying?
Eddie 2-Sox | 06.19.08 - 7:21 pm | #

Charlie's gonna have a brutal life as a teenager.

Poor girl.

I mean guy.
Chris | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 7:21 pm | #

There are worse things to have said. Such as, to a woman who's recently given birth, "so when's the baby due then?" (blush).
GoneBackSouth | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 7:24 pm | #

Long hair for boys is sort of 'in'isn't it so ...it can happen.
suburbia | Homepage | 06.19.08 - 7:27 pm | #

Haha... I got called a boy once when I was out fishing with my dad. Apparently only boys can do that. I was about 7 and never wore a baseball cap again. Until I hit 24 and my friends convinced me that I do NOT look like a little boy in a baseball cap. Haha. Even now, it's a rare occasion that you will see me in a hat.
Anonymous | 06.19.08 - 8:47 pm | #

Also, why had the mum let her son grow his hair so long and look so effeminate that the mistake could happen?

No-one will EVER mistake my little boy for a girl.

Well, not til he's at least 18 anyway.
Eddie 2-Sox | 06.19.08 - 10:05 pm | #

What a freak, why is he even commenting on other people's children anyway?!
Marianne | Homepage | 06.20.08 - 12:12 am | #

My brother was always being mistaken for a girl when he was little. Now he has the most amazing blue eyes and long lashes, B*stard!
If I'd been the lady I'd have been very tempted to "finger, eye, poke!"
Debs x
debs | Homepage | 06.20.08 - 9:56 am | #

Akelamalu- Yup!

Paula- Has that ever happened to you? It has happened to me!

2-sox- Through my teeth,

Chris- Personally, I think all the girls will be after him! And the boys, too!

GBS- Do you speak from experience?

Suburbia- I wouldn't mind if my children looked like hers...

Anon- sounds like you are scarred for life!

Marianne- because he is an idiot.

Debs- She was quite dignified about it actually. I was rude to him in her honour! I didn't even know her!
girlwithmask | 06.20.08 - 5:23 pm | #

Well done you!!!! Debs x
debs | Homepage | 06.20.08 - 6:07 pm | #

I was mistaken for a boy once, when I was maybe about 9. But my absolute hero of all time at that time was George from the famous five, so I was so, so pleased.
B | Homepage | 06.22.08 - 9:33 pm | #

B- So it was a small victory for you, then!
girlwithmask | Homepage | 06.22.08 - 11:29 pm | #

bah, they grow up so fast. they aren't supposed to turn metrosexual until they can shave.
globus | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 9:32 pm | #

Globus- good point.
girlwithmask | Homepage | 06.26.08 - 10:31 pm | #