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I Am Fascinated By Human Behavior

What do you think of the saying, "you raise a daughter, you spoil a son."? An article I came across recently stated this and it was written by a psychologist so wasn't just some random person. It confirms what I've long suspected and seen in my own life. I experienced it in my home and saw it in a lot of my friends' families as well. Boys are raised with a bigger sense of entitlement than girls typically are. Of course this is not always true. I've known plenty of girls who were spoiled rotten but in most cases they didn't have brothers. And no not all boys are spoiled or even treated well. It's just generally true and I've heard some men say they had it easier than their sisters did.
My mom had a sister who was about 10 years older who had to start.making all of her own clothes at age 10 but their mom bought their brother his clothes
@Cloud7593 she was very resentful her whole life is what mom says. Hates their brother and hated mom. Mom is the youngest and didn'thave to get her own clothes until she was 12 and started babysitting for money. Her sister committed suicide in her 30s and her brother died of cancer in his 30s. Mom is the only one left
Cloud7593 · 46-50, F
I wish she hadn't let restentment eat at her like that. She only hurt herself with that. It can be hard though. I used to get mad at the way my parents spoiled my brother and treated me like an outsider but don't much anymore. It's not hurting them any.
Yeah, it eats at the one doing the resenting but has little effect on the ones being resented
unitX · 36-40, M
Total opposite experience for me. Sister was spoiled, and although I had my share it wasn't nearly as much especially because I grew up with "special needs."
Cloud7593 · 46-50, F
@unitX Kids with special needs tend to be marginalized whether they're a girl or a boy. Parents tend to focus on the one they think has more going for them. Like I said it's not written in stone that parents always spoil a boy. My brother was one of those star children (had everything, grades, friends, no problems at all). So my mother especially thought he walked on water. Plus he knew how to manipulate and butter Mom up so he could get his way most of the time.
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RoadieJay · 61-69, M
My grandma lived with us and she was much harder on my sisters. I don't think my parents were tho. My dad was much tougher on us boys. I only have sons
SW-User
I agree with that

 
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