Couple With 13 Sons Says They Won’t Stop Trying Until They Have A Daughter
A couple Irineu Cruz and his wife Jucicleide Silva have been trying for the past 20 years to conceive a daughter without success. They have 13 sons ranging from 1 month to 18 years old. When the couple got together, they planned that the mother would name the girls while the father named the boys. The father has named 13 of their children who are all boys while the mum is yet to name any child because they don’t have a daughter yet. And the woman says she will continue to bear children until she gets a daughter. During Jucicleide Silva’s first pregnancy, the couple agreed that the dad would name the boys and Mum, the girls. But the couple has since christened all 13 boys after famous footballers, all beginning with the letter “R”.The family, who live in Concei ao de Coit , Brazil, hoped their thirteenth child would be a game-changer, but instead the midwife announced it was yet another boy. Irineu who is a 40 year old farmer said: “I’ve always admired players like Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho and Robinho. all the best footballers seemed to have a name beginning with R . so as more and more boys came along, I decided to celebrate South American football by naming my sons after the players I liked.”The family’s newest addition has been christened Ronaldo after the former Brazil star.
