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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrC2BzYHXHs[/youtube]

This is older, but it rings true to me as a boy mom.  And it definitely portrays what I see/perceive of girl moms.[/quote]

This is funny. And obviously there is comedic exaggeration, but I have both genders and this was a decent summary haha. Loved the end part so much - I don’t think people who don’t have them realize how SWEET boys are [/quote]

But even this comedic exaggeration points out the different treatment and expectations of how some people choose to raise their boys vs. how they choose to raise their girls: “I thought I told you to clean up” versus “I just cleaned this,” etc.

I recently pointed out to my aunt how differently she talks about her son’s girlfriend (who has been on the scene for years and is lovely in every way), versus how she treats her daughters’ now-husbands. My aunt immediately embraced the boyfriends and encouraged them to get engaged and were thrilled when they did, etc. She has always been guarded and judgmental about the girlfriend, wants them to take it slow, etc. I asked her point-blank why she treats them so differently, and she said, “It’s different with a son.”

Like…can any moms of boys be honest that they treat boys different and have different levels of expectation as to family relationships, chores, etc.? I’ve seen it time and again (including how my parents treated my sister and me vs. how they treated my brother). But it was honestly refreshing to hear my aunt actually say out loud that she views and treats her son differently from her daughters, which has been plain in many ways for years.[/quote]

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