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LadyMaravilla
Fall Is Here
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Sonia
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Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Hey guys! I'm still alive down here in VA. 
Running quick poll based on last night's convo.
DH & I were having a discussion about the stuff boys get away with in their teens...well he said my 19 yr old BIL had wrappers( U know what kind) lying around in his room.  He thought it was funny...well ok it wasn't so funny when I said when Marissa's his age then it's ok for her to have wrappers lying around in her room. He said NO  that's different! How is that different....it's ok for guys to do it but not girls????
Opinions...
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Posted 3/21/07 12:55 PM  |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
I voted "don't know". I honestly think it depends on that parents. I got away with WAYYYYYYY more than my DH did b/c he had really strict parents and I did not.
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| Posted 3/21/07 12:56 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
No way. And I think a lot of it stems from rising societal pressure for young girls to grow up too quickly.  I also think that boys get away with more in general b/c there are different expectations from boys in that they "mature less quickly."
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| Posted 3/21/07 12:58 PM |
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Smileyd17
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Hola chica...I must answer this for ya...since We come from similar backgrounds and this has come up in my HH TOO!!
Being a 1st and a girl, Nothing compares to my younger brother and the things he got away with and still is! Our liveas are different!!!!
Sorry, it would be different!
Like the 19yr old boy was looked like "champ" and the 19 yr old girl would be considered a "slut". Right?
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| Posted 3/21/07 1:00 PM |
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baghag
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Hey Sonia!
In my family, boys get way more freedom because they can't get pregnant.
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| Posted 3/21/07 1:01 PM |
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
oops, I voted wrong, I put "yes" but meant to put "no." Girls and boys definitely don't get treated the same way, not as a teenager, and not as children either. Or as adults for that matter.
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| Posted 3/21/07 1:38 PM |
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Shelly
She's 7!!!
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Hey Sonia! I've been missing ya!! 
To answer your question- it most cases- HECK NO!! Now I was raised in a family of girls- with very liberal parents. But still, I think no.
Actually there was the funniest line in the TV show October Road last week. When telling someone he had 2 sons the guy said "So now i only have 2 penises to worry about instead of thousands" 
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| Posted 3/21/07 1:43 PM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Hey mama!!! Nice to see you around!! 
Even though my brother and I were both treated pretty equally - generally speaking I feel that NO teen girls and boys are treated very differently. Boys get away with alot more than girls do!
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:00 PM |
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Jessica
I'm a mommy :)
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
ill be 24 in June, im engaged, and have been with Anthony for 5.5 years,
he's seen my room once for 30 seconds!!!!!
My brother is 19 and has, not one, but 2 different girlfriends and they hang out in his room all night long
Can you see the equality
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:04 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Posted by SweetTooth
oops, I voted wrong, I put "yes" but meant to put "no." Girls and boys definitely don't get treated the same way, not as a teenager, and not as children either. Or as adults for that matter.
me too- I voted wrong- I was thinkign yes they are treated different
I am afraid for when I have kids- my DH already said the our son would be allowed to do more things then our daughter- and that ****** me off!
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:07 PM |
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LadyMaravilla
Fall Is Here
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Sonia
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Posted by Beth1210
I am afraid for when I have kids- my DH already said the our son would be allowed to do more things then our daughter- and that ****** me off!
Word! That's why I told DH, ok if you're going to be a caveman then no more kids for us!!!!
Hey Aguacate!!!!!! Hey Shelly! MIss ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:13 PM |
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WhatNow
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
It think there is a tendency to think that way because the repercussions of sex are far worst for a young girl than they are for a guy. Is it fair? NO. But that's the reality of life.
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:17 PM |
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LadyMaravilla
Fall Is Here
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Sonia
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Posted by WhatNow
It think there is a tendency to think that way because the repercussions of sex are far worst for a young girl than they are for a guy. Is it fair? NO. But that's the reality of life.
I blame society!!! 
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:18 PM |
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MrsMerlot
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Posted by baghag
Hey Sonia!
In my family, boys get way more freedom because they can't get pregnant.
That's always been the logic in our family!
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:25 PM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
There is definitely a double stadnard.
I think maybe girls can get away with some minor stuff, especially if theya re daddy's girls or something, but when it comes to sex, I think in general the girls are more protected.
I don't think the aprents are necessarily doing a disservice. The "real world" will see girls and boys who have sex in their teens differently too.
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:32 PM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Posted by Jessica
ill be 24 in June, im engaged, and have been with Anthony for 5.5 years,
he's seen my room once for 30 seconds!!!!!
That's exactly like my mom. When my room was upstairs, I don't think FH ever saw it!!!
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:38 PM |
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KrisT
Two Boys for Me!!
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
I think there are many parents who do not treat their boys and girls equally. We do not have kids yet, but this is an area where DH and I really disagree and I am worried about it. He also has that "boys can't get pregnant" attitude
I told him that I REFUSE to treat my children differently just because of their sex. If I had twins - boy and girl, I would never say "boy, you can go to the party" and "girl, you cannot go to the party" - unless there were other reasons, such as if girl was doing poorly in school, or was in trouble for something else, etc. But never just because 1 is a boy and 1 is a girl!
There is a part of me that thinks if all our kids are the same sex, things may be easier!
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| Posted 3/21/07 2:47 PM |
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HoneyBadger
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
I think it depends on the issue. There are certain things I think boys get away with that girls wouldn't, and there are things girls get away with that guys wouldn't.
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| Posted 3/21/07 3:40 PM |
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dpli
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Sonia, where have you been?!
J/K I missed you!!!!
To answer your question, I don't think they are treated equally at all. As much as I like to think of myself as progressive and would hope to treat my children equally, regardless of gender, I know I would worry more about a daughter.
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| Posted 3/21/07 4:19 PM |
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Posted by WhatNow
It think there is a tendency to think that way because the repercussions of sex are far worst for a young girl than they are for a guy. Is it fair? NO. But that's the reality of life.
unless your son is arrested for having sex with an underage girl- it does happen- even if they are the same age
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| Posted 3/21/07 4:53 PM |
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Tany
Becoming a different woman
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
Sonia, wth you forgot about us?
I'm insulted. 
to answer your question, definitely men get away with much more than girls, especially in the hispanic culture.
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| Posted 3/21/07 4:57 PM |
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Emily
Kasey & Me! Lurves it!
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Re: Gender Poll- Boys vs. Girls...
My parents let me have all the freedom in the world and I did not end up PG. My dad did not have a clue I even existed untill I needed him to pay for college. No wonder I flunked out and had to go to Community College for a year to get reinstated.
I don't think gender has a thing to do with freedom, I think its the parents.
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| Posted 3/21/07 5:24 PM |
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