Completely Disturbing

You are absolutely right. It was more for the boyfriend than the babies themselves. She wanted her boyfriend to leave his wife not the babies.

The movie reminded me a lot of the woman who "Small Sacrifices" was about. She attempted the kill her 3 kids in order for his boyfriend to leave his wife. he wasn't ready for kids so she thought she'd get rid of her's.

The reason Rita didn't make sure the first stolen baby was a boy was probably because Frank didn't tell her he wanted a boy. Although I can't imagine why Rita never noticed that Frank and his wife had three girls, and thus would strive for a boy to be different. Sorry if I sound crazy, but I'm trying to think like the freak that did this. By the way, does anybody know if the lover wanting a boy was the reason that the woman in the actual story (Norma Jean Armistead) stole those two babies, or was there another reason? I'm interested.

One other thing: I don't think Frank would have left his wife and three daughters if Rita had given him a boy on the first try. It's kind of the same thing that Frank's wife and Rita tried to do with Frank: They both tried to convince Frank that they'd have a boy on their next try with no interest in doing so (well, that was the case with Rita until Frank told her that his wife had given him the same line and he marched out of there in a huff). If Rita gave Frank a boy, he'd come around more often, but he wouldn't actually leave his wife and go through divorce proceedings and child support payments just so he could be with Rita; she was kidding herself on that one.

To me it didnt look like rita was too old to have more kids. She looked to be about in her late 30's. Yes in the movie she had a hysterectemy. I no. Frank was a jackass too. I mean I understand about him wanting a boy,and if he wanted one so badley him and his wife could have kept trying. Or they could have adopted one.