Desi Arnaz went behind Lucille Ball’s back and changed their firstborn child’s name

Desi Arnaz went behind Lucille Ball’s back and changed their firstborn child’s name

Devious Desi. A new book about the late Desi Arnaz revealed that the actor allegedly went behind wife Lucille Ball’s back and changed their firstborn child’s name in 1951. In “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television,” biographer Todd S. Purdum wrote that Ball picked out the names Susan and Desi Jr. for the couple’s … Read more

‘Eldest daughter syndrome’ isn’t just a trend — it really changes first-born girls with this type of mom: study

‘Eldest daughter syndrome’ isn’t just a trend — it really changes first-born girls with this type of mom: study

They’re merely chips off the old block.  Eldest daughters with one or more younger siblings tend to bear the brunt of the household, babysitting and parental care responsibilities — whether they like it or not.  In fact, fed-up first-born girls have long commiserated over the thrones of being second-in-command to mom using the buzzy term “eldest daughter … Read more

We couldn’t decide the gender of our firstborn — so we let our dog do it

We couldn’t decide the gender of our firstborn — so we let our dog do it

This proud pooch sniffed out the best bet for this pair of expectant parents. A Texas couple went viral after they let their dog choose the gender of their firstborn child during their in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey. In a Tiktok video posted late last month, San Antonio-based couple Serena and Jacob Cukjati revealed that they have … Read more