I've been thinking about this for a while, and a few posts in the "Man Laws" thread reminded me:
When it comes to your children dating, do you protect your daughters more than your sons? Do you consider your daughters to be "more precious"? Is there the assumption that because boys are generally more "rough and tumble", that they should just take what's thrown at them without any complaint?
I ask because I see a lot of instances where (mainly) dads, but some moms too, are very protective of their daughters and will give stern warnings to (or even threaten) any guys who want to date them. Now it could be argued, because it typically happens this way, that dads are protective of their daughters, while moms are protective of their sons. But comparatively speaking, you don't hear or see much about a mom (or dad) who warns a potential girlfriend of the consequences of hurting her/his son.
My concern is that we so often forget that guys have hearts and they too can be broken. Guys can be mistreated, abused, cheated on, etc.
If I ever have children, I will try my best to be equal with my protection if I have a son and a daughter. Of course, that protection will be different because a son's and daughter's needs are different. But I would not consider my daughter any more worthy of protection than my son (or vice-versa). At least I would try to not come across that way.
Thoughts?
When it comes to your children dating, do you protect your daughters more than your sons? Do you consider your daughters to be "more precious"? Is there the assumption that because boys are generally more "rough and tumble", that they should just take what's thrown at them without any complaint?
I ask because I see a lot of instances where (mainly) dads, but some moms too, are very protective of their daughters and will give stern warnings to (or even threaten) any guys who want to date them. Now it could be argued, because it typically happens this way, that dads are protective of their daughters, while moms are protective of their sons. But comparatively speaking, you don't hear or see much about a mom (or dad) who warns a potential girlfriend of the consequences of hurting her/his son.
My concern is that we so often forget that guys have hearts and they too can be broken. Guys can be mistreated, abused, cheated on, etc.
If I ever have children, I will try my best to be equal with my protection if I have a son and a daughter. Of course, that protection will be different because a son's and daughter's needs are different. But I would not consider my daughter any more worthy of protection than my son (or vice-versa). At least I would try to not come across that way.
Thoughts?