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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

I agree with this.

I'm all for praising people (boys, girls) for good work. And yes lots of boys out busting their butts to shovel. But let's be honest in 99 percent of the cases they are doing it for money only. Every teen boy I know was out hustling for the money. Nothing wrong with this.

Yes they do a better job than girls and can move more snow. But this wasn't the work of saints, this wasn't real community work in most cases, it was getting paid for a chore! Be honest about what's going on here.

Boys are great (I have two of them!) but it's just silly to pat them on the back for working. It's patronizing really!

People constantly praise girls and everything is about them now. The point was to say something nice. My son helped dig out us and three neighbors all for free.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

I agree with this.

I'm all for praising people (boys, girls) for good work. And yes lots of boys out busting their butts to shovel. But let's be honest in 99 percent of the cases they are doing it for money only. Every teen boy I know was out hustling for the money. Nothing wrong with this.

Yes they do a better job than girls and can move more snow. But this wasn't the work of saints, this wasn't real community work in most cases, it was getting paid for a chore! Be honest about what's going on here.

Boys are great (I have two of them!) but it's just silly to pat them on the back for working. It's patronizing really!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

I agree with this.

I'm all for praising people (boys, girls) for good work. And yes lots of boys out busting their butts to shovel. But let's be honest in 99 percent of the cases they are doing it for money only. Every teen boy I know was out hustling for the money. Nothing wrong with this.

Yes they do a better job than girls and can move more snow. But this wasn't the work of saints, this wasn't real community work in most cases, it was getting paid for a chore! Be honest about what's going on here.

Boys are great (I have two of them!) but it's just silly to pat them on the back for working. It's patronizing really!

Many of the boys did it for free.

At least the ones in our neighborhood.

And clearly you did not do any shoveling, because if you did you would never say it was :just a chore"

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP!

And I was happy to see an entrepreneurial spirit. They saw an opportunity to make a few bucks and went for it. I happily paid some teen boys $50 to get my car freed, and they did a great job.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

I agree with this.

I'm all for praising people (boys, girls) for good work. And yes lots of boys out busting their butts to shovel. But let's be honest in 99 percent of the cases they are doing it for money only. Every teen boy I know was out hustling for the money. Nothing wrong with this.

Yes they do a better job than girls and can move more snow. But this wasn't the work of saints, this wasn't real community work in most cases, it was getting paid for a chore! Be honest about what's going on here.

Boys are great (I have two of them!) but it's just silly to pat them on the back for working. It's patronizing really!

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is pushing a dangerous gender binary that is harmful and unacceptable. It also promotes sexism. It is possible to praise boys without doing this.

Exactly. What would have been wrong with just saying, shout out to the teens who helped out in the storm?

Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is pushing a dangerous gender binary that is harmful and unacceptable. It also promotes sexism. It is possible to praise boys without doing this.

Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is pushing a dangerous gender binary that is harmful and unacceptable. It also promotes sexism. It is possible to praise boys without doing this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

THIS. I am a mom of sons as well, and this!!

This was a really positive and uplifting thread that had nothing to do with girls until the man hating trolls showed up and started to attack.

If you read the first page, you will see this.

Any posts about girl came in response to people attacking the idea of complimenting boys and acknowledging their hard work for their communities, and a direct question asking if OP saw any girls shoveling (no, I did not)

What a crazy world we live in that people like several of the women on this thread (not you) get so offended at a positive kind thread recognizing and thanking young men.

It makes me wonder how those women became so toxic and sexist that they have to attack over seeing something positive written about the boys in our community.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

THIS. I am a mom of sons as well, and this!!

Anonymous wrote:I think those of you who think this is a positive thread are the ones who don't get it. I also think you may need to get off social media. Social media is where these made-up "war against -insert group here-" are made up and pushed to rile you up. This site is the only type of social media thing I frequent and this site is the only place I see idiotic threads like this.

People are pushing back at OP not for praising boys (for FFS, what is wrong with you if you actually think that is true), but for all the other things that her post implies, that girls aren't helping, that girls aren't as good as boys as shoveling snow (honestly, who waste's energy arguing about this?), that boys are so persecuted these day. If you buy into this idea that life is so hard for men right now, you need to get off social media and spend some time in the real world.

In the real world among real people, I don't see persecution of my son. I still fear more for the safety of my daughter in the real world. Men still hold more seats in Congress, more CEO positions. Name a position of real power in the world, and there are still more men that women.

A few years ago, men got called out for the bad behavior behind the scenes of SOME men and for sometimes being good men who do nothing when it happens. This was a good thing. No one is saying all behavior by all men is bad all the time-that's just insanity. And the idea that boys need extra huge helping of praise right now and girls don't is just crazy too.

This whole thread is a whole lot of crazy.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP!

And I was happy to see an entrepreneurial spirit. They saw an opportunity to make a few bucks and went for it. I happily paid some teen boys $50 to get my car freed, and they did a great job.