Parents of six girls and one boy are used to people’s rude comments.
I am the third daughter in a family of seven children — six daughters and one son, with my brother being the youngest. Anytime it is disclosed that my brother was the last child born, someone will say something along the lines of, “Wow, they must have really wanted that boy!”
Can you provide a response that would answer the question truthfully and politely, while also giving some indication that the question itself is insulting and intrusive? Miss Manners hopes that feigning this kind of ignorance will be enough to make rude people realize how crass they are being. And if they are bold enough to continue? At least you will have fun watching them stumble through an awkward explanation.
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