I ' m not the only one who ' d without a second thought switch this reality for an anime one . <| sep |> Until I read this post , I never verbalised my irritation and disappointment at a similar event . After 20 hours of labour , I had a little boy . The gender was unknown both to me and my son ' s father . We were no longer a couple , but I asked him to fly to where I lived for the birth . When my son was born , I asked my mum to go call my ex . I knew he wanted a boy and it was to be my great joy to tell him I just had a little boy at the time I wanted to get back together with him . When he arrived by my bedside and looked at our baby , I told him , it ' s a boy ! , and he said , yes , I know , the nurse told me . I wanted to kill the nurse that moment . Eight years later , I ' m still seething . I totally understand your feelings .