“Carlos tampers with Gabrielle’s contraception all through the sequence! Carlos and Gabrielle Solis had a unstable relationship all through the present, largely stemming from how Carlos might by no means totally ‘management’ his spouse. She expressed a number of occasions her lack of need for kids, largely for vainness causes. Nonetheless, it was her determination. Carlos wasn’t having it, so he tampered along with her contraception. Naturally, she doesn’t react kindly to the information. It’s seen as an excellent factor, although, as a result of it’s what he wished, they usually’re married, they’re speculated to have youngsters. In any case, Carlos’ plan form of backfires: Since she was dishonest on him with John, the teenage gardener, the newborn was more than likely John’s, however we by no means get to seek out out since she suffers a miscarriage.
That being stated, this was not the tip of Carlos’ tampering with contraception. In a later season, he lies to her about having gotten a vasectomy when she had adamantly advised him to get one after the delivery of their youngest daughter. When she finds out, she is rightfully upset, however Carlos makes her take pity on him by expressing that he lied as a result of he hoped that they might lastly have the ability to have a son. It at all times felt that Gabrielle was being punished all through the sequence as a result of she was the one one of many girls of Wisteria Lane who didn’t need youngsters. Even when she lastly has them, she is painted as a nasty mom as a result of she appears to not love her youngsters; she might by no means win on this sequence, it appears. It was form of the identical case for Lynnette, who saved having youngsters seemingly in opposition to her will, as a result of she wished to maintain working, however was discouraged from doing so due to the children. This sequence handled girls who dared to dream a life outdoors of motherhood not too kindly.” ― Gabriela Burgos, the co-host of the “Movie Posers” podcast
