Is this a Boy or What -- Motherly

“The other day we had a family night out. The street in front of our house was filled with outdoor games and music, familiar faces and some new ones too. A woman I didn't recognize approached my husband and me, smiling pleasantly. When she got close, she looked at my 3 year old son and said, "Is this a boy or what?" 

I looked down at him, with his long, golden hair and then back at the woman. Is this a boy or what?”

Check out my reaction in the full essay here.