The old lady couldn't help but envy Mrs. Johnson.

She had a daughter, and while her own grandchildren were all boys, Mrs. Johnson's great- granddaughter, Avah, was a sweet, easy-to-care-for child who rarely cried.

In over 80 years, the old lady had never seen such an easygoing little girl.

Tania mumbled, “How's this our fault? Mom, you didn't have a daughter either.

It would've been nice if you had.

When you were younger, you could've adopted a daughter.

Maybe we'd have a girl in our family now.” The old lady sighed, “Do you think I didn't try? When I was young, a friend of mine had several daughters.

I liked one of them and decided to bring her home to raise as my own.

But within six months, she fell ill repeatedly and was on the verge of death.

from

no choice but to return her to her

went back, she quickly

I tried again with

scared that she rushed to

couldn't raise a daughter of our own, nor could

lady Knew her in-laws and ancestors had daughters in the previous two

Grandma didn’t know how to raise a

overly cautious can make a child more susceptible to illness.” She continued, “You raised your sons without much fuss,

you'd treat her like a precious treasure, which might not be good for her health.” The old lady had several sons and raised them

it came to a daughter, her approach

overly protective can sometimes have

“Plus, when you were younger, you were busy helping Grandpa

the same way you raised your sons, Zachary would

she murmured, reflecting on how she had treated the

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