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Originally Posted by Catdaddy33
but I think the ole double standard applies for many with the "boys can take care of themselves" attitude.
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Well, that's basically what I'm getting at... and thanks also for admitting this honestly.
Can we as modern parents (or at least for me, future parent
) get beyond this double standard somehow?... either by being more strict with our sons, or less strict with our daughters? I really don't see much use for the double standard, other than to reinforce traditional gender expectations that often persist into adulthood.
Catdaddy--my parents put no curfew on me, and I had my own car from age 16--my parents really did not care where I was, because it was usually at church.
Thing is, I was a Jesus freak, so there was no way in hell anyone would be persuading me to do anything against those morals (I converted my own parents). However, I don't want to have to send my children to church just so that they can become strong-willed and resist peer-pressure, and/or to learn self-discipline and moderation when thinking about having sex, etc. What alternatives can we offer children of both genders, equally?