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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This goes for fathers too, of course but the trend seems to fall on mothers.

Why is my 20-year-old DD telling me about her male friends who can’t cook, clean, book their own doctors appointments or have any basic life skills?  This isn’t all boys, but the majority.

DD was briefly dating a boy last summer and met his mother who made a comment to her like, “oh yeah, now my son won’t just eat fast food all the time now that he has you.”

Are we teaching boys to depend on their girlfriends and future wives?  I only have one kid, but I certainly taught her to never depend on any potential partner for anything other than companionship.

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Why in the world would you assume, based on one comment, that "boy moms" are teaching our boys to depend on girlfriends/wives/ Wow, I'm so glad my son isn't dating a girl with a judgmental mom like you. For starters, I believe you and your "sensitive" daughter misinterpreted what the mom of your daughter's ex said. When my son is dating someone, he tends to go out on more "formal dates" and generally eats differently bc he's around a female who eats healthier than his friends, who eat quite a bit of fast food when they're together. Until you've had both genders, more than one kid, and/or understand that males' frontal lobes develop at a slower rate than females, you should withhold your judgment.

Signed a "boy mom" who has raised a very independent male who is far more independent than his sisters at this age.

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