Margaret's Mama: 'A Perfect Family'

Margaret's Mama: 'A Perfect Family': "I came across an article on Newzjunky tonight that has left me wondering about the definition of 'a perfect family'. The article was about ..."

'A Perfect Family'

I came across an article on Newzjunky tonight that has left me wondering about the definition of 'a perfect family'.  The article was about a family from Kentucky who went through gender selection IVF in order to form their perfect family of 2 boys and 2 girls.  My immediate thought was, why the hell would she put herself through that.  This was followed by what doctor in the world thinks this is an acceptable form of treatment.  Finally I thought about the one daughter she does have and wondered what her daughter will think about her mother's extreme attempt at building what she defines as 'a perfect family'. 

While every person's definition of a perfect family is certainly different, I can only comment on my own.  My definition of a perfect family is much more than the number of children I have or their gender.  It's more than what we look like in photos.  My definition changes by the day.  There are days when I dream of more children and siblings for MMK.  There are days when my perfect family looks exactly the way it is right now...with John and Maggie sleeping peacefully upstairs.  At Thanksgiving my definition encompasses all of the Brown's.  So, while I try not to judge the decision of a perfect stranger in Kentucky who defines her perfect family as two boys and two girls, I have to believe that a perfect family is what you make of what you're given.  We've been given Maggie and for us that is pefection!