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Old Mar 30, 2018, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by justafriend306 View Post
Obviously I see this differently. I discouraged male Vs female roles. Everyone was treated the same with identical expectations. Everyone had equal roles within the household. Sitting down and encouraging my son to behave in a certain fashion just because he was male never entered my mind. I honestly believe I would have been doing him a disservice. Everything from chores to instilling respect based on equality, to attitudes about sexual behaviours, to discouraging traditional values regarding gender roles was of paramount importance in raising my family. This is 2017 after all.


I do understand what you’re saying here. My children are given the same chores & expectations regardless of their sex. Taking the trash out has to be done although some chores are based on age. When the younger ones are older they will get those chores too.

I never stated that I was asking my son to behave in a certain fashion based on his sex.

What I’m trying to plainly state is that I do not comprehend the male mind because I am female. I can guess & read as much as I want, but biologically I don’t think I will ever understand it.
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