Boy or girl
If you could have one child only what would it be
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| girl | 75 |
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chicken471bologna
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Shackleford96
I've always felt like I've wanted to have a little girl some day, so I voted girl :)
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AnalyticalAm
I'm not super, crazy, girly. I'd feel more comfortable with a boy. I would be happy with either or both. I just relate to boys better. I'm athletic, outdoorsy, competitive. I know nothing about hair and makeup. I dress girly now, but I grew up as a tomboy.
I'm not saying all girls and boys are the same. I just feel like if we are going stereotypical for the sake of a Boy vs Girl situation, I'd choose boy.
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DolphinAngel
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sunny_wantsome
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NocturnePonyFan
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Rhuarc
Well I am a male so I picked male. I trust a male to survive in the world and carry on my lineage just about 5% more than I trust a female. Call cultural, sexist, outdated I don't care I am just quoting logic and experience. Besides I would be able to relate with a boy more and God himself knows I will not be able to handle a teenage girl who is an emotional wreck.
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joybird
A lot of men compete with their new born sons for their wife's attention... and it can often remain competitive until the son leaves. There is no such competition with their daughters - which is why we say "daddy's girl" and "mummy's boy" :o)
I do understand a man wanting a son and heir though!
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VsegdaTemnata
I'd want a boy because it'd be a handsome mini-me of my future husband :)
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misslogical
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bleach_baby
I'd rather have a boy, simply because I think life is easier for men and I'd have to worry about the kid less.
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[Old Memory]
Sorry to break it to you, but life for men isn't as easy as female life.
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bananaface
Eh, I'm confused:S Are you saying guys have it harder than females, or that it's equal?
Anyway, I think that girls have it harder. I mean as "animals". If you look at what happens to females only (period, giving birth, etc), and compare to the things that only happen to guys (sorry I couldn't think of anything, but that's most likely cos I'm not a guy), then I think girls have it slightly arder. Btw that's not taking external factors into consideration. Buuuuuuuut, in the real world which is full of external factors, it isn't clear cut, so I think experiences make more of a difference than gender:) I hope I said that in a way that actually made sense:P
Plus, you have to look at things which happen solely based on gender. Women are more likely to be raped, abused etc, face some discrimination. However, serious problems that guys face are often ignored and not given the amount of focus they need!
Overall, I think when a baby is born, if it turns out to be a girl than it the chances of it facing "problems" or "hassle" are more likely than if the baby was born a boy. But that in no way means that a guy can't have it harder than a lot of girls.
Basically, I don't think that being either means that you WILL face more problems, it's just a generalisation of the entire gender really:)
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[Old Memory]
Well, my original point was that males have it harder in their own way just like females have it harder in their own way. Basically I was meaning both have harder parts than the other, equal in the sense they both have problems to deal with that the other doesn't.
Birth is a choice, not all females have to take part in it, infact alot of people think the population of Earth is too large, in which case would imply they would rather females not give birth.
I too think that females shouldn't give birth for a long time. We should try look after the lives that are already in need of a family and love rather than bring a brand new one in and giving the new human such things when adoption would of helped solve two problems; The child in need of love and overpopulation.
Men have it harder when it comes to having protection from the law. If there are situations like the Titanic for example, the females would get to go with the kids while the male stays until females are safe. The old "Atleast let the women and children go" line in hostage situations for example show that females are to be protected before males. Which is what I mean that we have both difficulties in genders. Females give birth while males don't get their safety looked out for as much as women in life threatening situations.
I agree with the part about abuse. Too many female on men crime isn't being shown to the public, which then gives the image that men are the big bad doing it all the time, while the females are always the victim, which isn't fair.
I still don't think that females will have it harder, I think they have different problems that play out equally compared to men problems. Sure, they might have it a little harder in social situations, but they have the favour of being taken more care of from society e.g health care, child custody, protection etc.
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bananaface
I pretty much agree with most of that:) Also, just curious, what do you mean by "health care":S?
Plus you need to think of the probability of these events happening, rape and other forms of abuse are much more common than events like the titanic or women winning custody purely because she's a woman:)
Also, like giving birth, giving women protection is a man's choice.
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[Old Memory]
Things like breast cancer has so much money spent on it for females health. COmpared to the amount spent on females for the help from suffering breast cancer, the amount of money spent on testicular cancer is very small compared to the amount spent on breast cancer. That's just one of the main ones.
Yes, they are bound to happen more. Although, that still doesn't really say that what I said is wrong, as I'm sure you already know. If there was a hostage situation, the females and children would most likely always be nagotiated for first when there are just as many frightened men fearing for their safety.
I didn't mean protection as in just individual male protection, but protection from the law aswell.
Alot of the time the female will have her gender helping her out in case of custody. Granted, from what I can tell, alot of males don't want custody, but when a good man does, he is at risk of not getting custody, not because he's a man, more so because he's not a female, if that makes sense.
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Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
In my opinion it's not "easy" for either gender.
each gender has their own set of issues and problems.
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[Old Memory]
Well, men are expected to act certain ways more than females do or they get seen as less of a man. Also health care, females get more spent on them for their health care.
I might be wrong, but I don't think I am. Open to a discussion about it though.
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Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
and women are expected to act a certain way or they're butch
again each gender has it's own unique issues and positive traits
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[Old Memory]
There is a girl in my college that I know, she burps, she doesn't wear makeup, she doesn't wear girly clothes, she talks about sex like men do, and everyone in the college doesn't even see her in a "butch" way.
I wear shirts, keep my hair clean and tidy, make sure my face is extra clean, wear nice shoes etc, and I got told by quite a few people that they thought I was homosexual for it.Alot of the time people, including females, see being "butch" as a powerful thing that many men and women like.
I think having to have the image of a man is harder to keep than having the image of being a female, in the sense of acting like their gender.
It's the same as how a female could wear mens clothing without getting too much attention, but if a man wore female clothing, then he would be ridiculed.Comment Hidden ( show )
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misslogical
Females do have it better in life I'm a female I should know...I'd be scared to be a man have you looked on the news men are forever being killed
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snarkygirl
I said boy cause I have one and I'm not having anymore. He's perfect for me, no worrying about another female with PMS in the house.
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aminormal321
I've always wanted a boy. I'd probably be a little upset if I never did. I'd of course love and cherish a daughter, but I really want a boy someday. They're typically low drama and I'm a guy, so I can relate to his problems that I wouldn't if it was a girl. Plus I really want to teach my son about sports, relationships, and other stuff. I'm a sports fanatic and I want to teach him that stuff!
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Aleks85
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UsernameNotAvailable
I would want a boy if I could only have one child because in my opinion there a lot easier to take care of. There is less drama when there older. With girls it's just to much with the sex and the babies and the getting into trouble. No. Plus if I were to have a boy I could give him tips on girls being that I am a girl and he would be so cute! ^_^
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