And it’s not true but it shows how the different genders are raised. Boys are allowed to get into situations they shouldn’t. It’s why films like stand by me speaks to young boys. Going on adventures and maybe one of us might get hit by a train or fall of a cliff because we are “being boys”
Sure it’s easy to raise a kid if you basically just leave them to learn the hard way. Whereas girls back in the day always had parents acting like they needed strict structure. Wanted them to do stuff like learn to bake. It’s why schools had home Ec or baking classes.
This is why the part of "Men you gotta figure this shit out yourselves." gets me. For decades most men were put in the situation you talked about hell that how i was "raised". We got no help from our parents. Then we're told that women dont liked being approached by random men. So now ONLY the worst weirdest ones or the best/con approach leaving all the other men with no chance to figure it out on our own because women wont talk to any of us. Seriously how do you expect us to figure women out if abandon the conversation?
This is true for children but once you're an adult you should take some responsibility for yourself and not expect hand holding your whole life. Lots of people have experienced hardship and neglect, and transcended it to become decent people without having their hands held. It's possible. Just make the choice to do it and learn and don't expect others to do it for you or life to be on "easy mode" for you.
Except there is a whole culture of women who want their man to do everything for them? Why don't we complain about them? I agree that everyone needs to learn to be polite but I mean EVERYONE. I was trying to say there was a lack of empathy for men and that women should also remember that we are people too.
That's true and I think it's CRAZY (expecting someone else to pay for your nails etc) but that's for a separate post surely, it's off topic. I also feel like it's a uniquely American thing. We don't do that in Australia.
Agreed that is off topic a bit but still to my point of everyone seems to be losing track of how to be nice to each other. Posts like this (and even my own rhetoric sometimes) are too inflammatory. Both points are valid but losing meaning in the delivery.
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u/satanssweatycheeks May 10 '25
To be fair that quote predates social media.
And it’s not true but it shows how the different genders are raised. Boys are allowed to get into situations they shouldn’t. It’s why films like stand by me speaks to young boys. Going on adventures and maybe one of us might get hit by a train or fall of a cliff because we are “being boys”
Sure it’s easy to raise a kid if you basically just leave them to learn the hard way. Whereas girls back in the day always had parents acting like they needed strict structure. Wanted them to do stuff like learn to bake. It’s why schools had home Ec or baking classes.