Boys are only easier to raise than girls because you’re outsourcing your parenting to the women they’ll date in the future.
(Not all boys grow up to date women, but the emotional labor that corrects our hands-off approach to raising boys is extremely gendered.)
PPS Shout-out to all the parents struggling to do better without role models. I’ve had so many people ask me for books on parenting feminist boys, and they still don’t exist the last I checked. Free book idea, anyone?
Multiple people have asked if “boys are easier” is a thing I just made up, and no? I hear it often, and it’s a majority opinion among Americans. Obviously I disagree, which is why I framed my tweet the way I did. https://news.gallup.com/poll/236678/americans-say-boys-easier-raise-girls.aspx
By 2-to-1, Americans Say Boys Easier to Raise Than Girls

Twice as many Americans say a boy is easier to raise than a girl, 54% to 27%. This continues a U.S. trend seen since 1947 in which boys are viewed as easier to raise.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/236678/americans-say-boys-easier-raise-girls.aspx
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