Families would rather have daughters than sons

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wanted boys. I subconsciously beloved that boys were just better, easier, and more desirable.

I was stressed about raising a girl in this anti-woman world. But it has been amazing and I’m so lucky to have her.

DP. What planet are you living on? There is no time in history when women have had more going for them than now.

I am a single mom, make 160k at a job I love, dress how I want, do (or not do) my hair as I wish, own a house, have significant savings, sending both my kids to college.
Tell me what other times in history when many women could do that. And it’s even better for my daughter because she is not growing up in a family where most of the resources and attention went to the boys. I have a son too. They are both great kids and going to do well.

It is true that girls and women growing up in rural/red areas have fewer options, but the boys and men in those places are affected as well.

I guess if you already think this world is anti-woman, you are going to see everything that way. If you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

PP who made the comment. I don’t disagree but objectively, women have to deal with a lot more than men, even in the best circumstances. I have a very complex relationship with my own mother. So I was stressed about having a girl. But, like I said, she is amazing and I love raising her (she’s a teen now). It all depends on the individuals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of two boys I would rather a dozen male children than 1 female child. Girls are so dramatic. A girly girl would be my worst nightmare. Maybe, just maybe, I could handle a tomboy, or a lesbian athlete daughter.

This is really sad. I hope you don’t make blanket statements about girls like this in front of your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of two boys I would rather a dozen male children than 1 female child. Girls are so dramatic. A girly girl would be my worst nightmare. Maybe, just maybe, I could handle a tomboy, or a lesbian athlete daughter.

This is really sad. I hope you don’t make blanket statements about girls like this in front of your children.

Do you put the same standard on yourself when you are bashing boys?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of two boys I would rather a dozen male children than 1 female child. Girls are so dramatic. A girly girl would be my worst nightmare. Maybe, just maybe, I could handle a tomboy, or a lesbian athlete daughter.

This is really sad. I hope you don’t make blanket statements about girls like this in front of your children.

Do you put the same standard on yourself when you are bashing boys?

I don’t bash boys. Why would you think I would? I love my boy, and his friends, and my daughter’s friends who are boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of two boys I would rather a dozen male children than 1 female child. Girls are so dramatic. A girly girl would be my worst nightmare. Maybe, just maybe, I could handle a tomboy, or a lesbian athlete daughter.

This is really sad. I hope you don’t make blanket statements about girls like this in front of your children.

It’s not a secret, they see the behavior of girls for themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most women want a daughter unless they are part of a subculture or ethnicity that views males as superior.

Agree with this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of two boys I would rather a dozen male children than 1 female child. Girls are so dramatic. A girly girl would be my worst nightmare. Maybe, just maybe, I could handle a tomboy, or a lesbian athlete daughter.

You must be Middle Eastern or Jewish? I am Jewish and my dad thought like you. Total sexist.

[Anonymous]

If your sons aren’t on the path to become chads, it’s better to have daughters.

An average daughter will have a better transition to adult life than an average son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boys more likely to violent, commit crimes, end up in prison, be autistic or ADHD, lower executive function than girls, and more severe mental illnesses.

People can only afford one kid. 9 out of 10 moms would prefer it to be a girl. Moms of boys have little time for female-focused activities and self care. Moms of girls do all those things with their daughters. It’s a totally different child raising experience.

Plus boys can become rapists.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Boys more likely to violent, commit crimes, end up in prison, be autistic or ADHD, lower executive function than girls, and more severe mental illnesses.

People can only afford one kid. 9 out of 10 moms would prefer it to be a girl. Moms of boys have little time for female-focused activities and self care. Moms of girls do all those things with their daughters. It’s a totally different child raising experience.

Plus boys can become rapists.

And most child abuse is committed by women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As the parent of two boys I would rather a dozen male children than 1 female child. Girls are so dramatic. A girly girl would be my worst nightmare. Maybe, just maybe, I could handle a tomboy, or a lesbian athlete daughter.

So...you have no girls and basically no context for this opinion?

[Anonymous]

I’m part of a culture that values boys more, my spouse is from a culture that values girls more. I am thankful to only have boys for many reasons. They are more fun, rough and tumble, I am happy they don’t get caught up in clothes, make up, hair, neurotic comparisons, gossip, I don’t have to worry about their safety nearly as much. The list goes on.

[Anonymous]

I wanted girls. Hubby wanted boys

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have four adult daughters. Three are married. I will offer two comments to previous posters based on our experience.

1. It’s true that teen girls and sometimes adult daughters sometimes clash with their mothers in a way that boys don’t. We did with a couple of ours. But it’s typically temporary so long as the mother is a reasonably decent parent. A girl grows up and realizes that at times she was a PITA and that her mother did her best.

2. We see way, way more of our daughters and our grandchildren than their husbands’ families do. The husbands all get along with their families just fine but adult men just don’t make the same effort to see their families that women do.

It’s because when women give birth they tend to cling to their mothers for advice not their mother in laws. I feel bad for boy moms. They won’t spend nearly as much time with their grandkids as girl moms

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never wanted one of each. My ideal was two of the same gender close in age. I had no preference on the gender. I ended up with two DDs, two years apart. It’s been wonderful.

There’s more sibling rivalry and fighting when they’re the same gender. I think the ideal is 2 kids: 1 boy, 1 girl. That way you have the experience of both