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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks for all the replies so far. It’s very helpful and gives me a lot to think about.

Just to clarify a few things - I do monitor his online activity, which is where I learned of his viewpoints. He doesn’t express these views to us at all, so I’m not sure this could simply be younger brother rebellion. He has a great relationship with his sisters. He and I have always had a great relationship too. He’s just not the type of kid who tends  to open up about these things in person. He has always been incredibly respectful to me.

His dad is not like this at all. We have always shared household responsibilities. DS actually likes cooking and cleaning more than his sisters do. They have all done their own laundry since age 11, and they don’t mind this at all.

[b]He is involved in Boy Scouts and some of it started there, with the idea of letting girls in. This is the one issue he did discuss with us. He said he didn’t like the idea because Boy Scouts is teaching them to be men. I asked him what he has learned through scouts that women should know how to do. He had no answer[/b]. I didn’t attack him, and he didn’t seem upset. But maybe I didn’t respond correctly and it triggered something. I think Scouts in general is contributing to this, but I don’t think that’s his main source. He’s not really tight with those guys and I don’t think they have much influence over him.

We do NOT speak negatively in our household at all. I have always been very sensitive to that.

He has always had friends who are girls.

I just don’t know what to do about this without making it worse...
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NP.  He's right about that, and I wonder why you refuse to see it.  What do boys learn that girls cannot learn? How to be men.

How much time does he spend with his dad rather than with the family or with you? [/quote]

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