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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’ve raised our four boys like you’d raise girls as the social/ emotional skills of girls are more valued in school-aged years. They all play a string instruments and began ballet at 2 (they still all are in dance at 4,6,9,13). They don’t play traditional boy sports so we can avoid the toxic masculine energy. They speak two languages. We require exquisite manners and don’t tolerate rough housing. They also have no access to screens without a parent present. [/quote]

While kind of extreme, I don’t disagree. If we celebrated “softer” boys things would be better in the classroom and outside it. It’s not fair to girls to be surrounded by toxic masculinity from such an early age. [/quote]

Again, more hate on the male sex right here with the above poster.[/quote]

Seriously, why is it always "toxic masculinity" and never "toxic feminity"? Can't you see how your words and attitudes are part of the problem? [/quote]

+1000[/quote]

Please. There’s plenty of talk about “toxic femininity.” Why do you think there are only “mean girls,” but not boys? Women know that other women are often their worst enemies.[/quote]

Plenty of people are fumbling raising their KIDS. I wouldn't limit it to boys.
I have an unathletic son. He does not get bullied. He is completely ignored by the "cool boys", they act like he is not even there. They are secure in their popularity and don't need to put him down. Meanwhile my son finds friends among the other boys like him and we are doing our best to improve his fitness.
My friend has an awkward daughter and she is tormented by the pretty girls. "Your glasses make your eyes look crossed." "Why is your face so weird" and so on. Why do they have to insult her? See the "Beauty and Fashion" forum for more of this.
And when parents find out their kids are doing this, they don't really want to punish the behavior because deep-down they are so happy that their kid is one of the popular ones. They don't want to risk upsetting that status.[/quote]

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