“It’s Different For Boys”: Moms Who Brag About Being #BoyMoms Get Called Out In Viral Post

More BS the world doesn't need or want

Up next, hashtag "girldad", and in the future people will ask, "WTF did this matter?" much as we are doing now. You're a parent. Your child is not the same gender. OK. And we move on. They're not mirrors or mini-mes. They're them. Own people. Boy, girl, neither, both, whatever. Geez.

I had a colleague from India who would not have approved of the #boymom tag. She saw her three sons as individuals and was turned off by the idea that her community lauded her for having three sons. That meant her sons could be themselves. They also had to help with housework - smart move, too, very few will want a spoiled man who can't or won't help around the house.

I've never gave it much thought. I have a really pretty girl, whose first word was ball, had hot wheels and dinosaurs, and loved bugs. Now she is a gorgeous 27 yr old, who drives a race car like GTI, and can talk any guy under the table about cars. I love it!!!

My kid is a kid. When he's acting like a wild beast, it's not because he's a boy. It's because he's a kid. He's not much different from how I was as a child. The main difference is how boys and girls are treated. I feel like I hear a lot of adults trying to label him or impose their gender stereotypes on him, and I try to make sure he hears me correct them. I'd be doing the same for a daughter, but the stereotypes and expectations would just be different. I want my son to be a good person and have a happy life.

Personally, I consider myself a boydad...because I have only boys. That's it.

I think it is just harmless fun, but I am sure some people take it too seriously. I see dads do the "girldad" thing, as well. I am the father of two boys and I now want a "boydad" t shirt.

This is literally the most cringe article I have read in a month

It's all illusion. And hormones.

Don't know how I feel about this. I have 3 sons, all adults now. Each one was their own person growing up and as adults. I'm assuming it is the same for girls.

I'm a mom of 3 boys (28,26 &22) and I celebrate them for being healthy & happy-having a child is a celebration & having other sexes is a bonus. Just give them love whatever their gender is!

Wow lots of good comments and lots ppl who want to make a mountain out of a mole hill. I’m a single dad, I have two girls …turns out I am an exceptional #girldad which I never would have guessed. So I think what happens is this, kids don’t grab their bikes and ride down to the park after school like when I was a kid. They are scheduled at activities weekends included. The boymoms and the girlsmoms are at separate events. Some moms have boys and girls (or other) and flip back and forth. But for the most part you kid wants to be in the same things as other kids they are friends with. I will generalize for brevity. Boymoms are hauling groups of boys and all their equipment to less boojie activities and sitting around waiting for them to be done /so they can load the suv with the dirty equipment. While the girl moms get to do some of that mixed with stuff that lets them sit at cafe next to the dance studio and have a glass of wine in AC/heat in winter. I could go on but that’s what I see

Had no idea this was a thing. In the UK a few years back there was SMOG - smug mums of girls as opposed to SMOB - stressed mums of boys. I've got two boys and tbh I'm pretty stressed. As a girl with just a sister, and who went to an all girls' school, I have no idea what's going on.

i am mom to a boy, now 42, and i also raised helped raise his son, now 20, after his mom passed away at three months. i can honestly say that while i never had a preference as to what i would have when i was pregnant i am glad i had a boy. i actually worried that i would have a girl because i was sooo not a girly girl. my mom used to tease me when i was pregnant that (and please don't take offense as it was her generation talking) that if i had a girl she would either end up a feminist or a lesbian. to which i would counter that either would be fine but a combo of both would be badass. but, for me, boys were easier since i was a tomboy then and now. what i will say made a difference was that as a single mom i feel i did give them both the ability to be strong men but also the ability to be comfortable with their emotions and not buy into what is now referred to toxic masculinity. seems the circle is turning again because he remarried a very strong beautiful woman and had another son

I think it has to do with girly moms having to adjust to rough-and-tumble boys. It's definitely an adjustment when you didn't grow up playing in dirt and wrestling and thinking bodily functions are funny. You learn to embrace it and throw in the distinction that there are no frills and tutus in the house. I have 3 daughters, so I could go with the distinction of #girlmom, but i wasn't a girly girl and neither are my daughters. Hell, they love to play in the dirt with toy tractors while wearing their princess dresses!

According to SJWs/4th wave feminists, being a boy mom is all about making sure he doesn't became an alt-right rapist/serial killer.

It is not at all different if you let them stay who they are while giving them all opportunities (like dolls for boys and cars for girls)

im pangender and i live with my 2 younger siblings 7m 5f and both of them do about the same things- i paint both of their nails and back when i was younger i used to play in dirt with both of them as well

There are certainly differences in having a son or a daughter ... or both ... but I never felt "special" as a "boy mom" ... why should I ?! I have for example. 5 older brothers, because my mom always wanted a daughter. If her 3rd or 4th child had turned out to be a girl, I would have fewer brothers ... and certainly no younger siblings at all. I asked her about it, when I was pregnant! I have 2 sons myself and I was happy about that. The thought of having to deal with all the "girly stuff" ... like barbies, ruffles, pink glitter and above all the "girl drama", gave me a bit of anxiety back then. My attitude towards this has changed over the years ... which is probably also due to the girlfriends of my oldest son. Through these girls / young women, I got at least a tiny impression of what it could be like, to have a daughter ... and I like it more and more. But that's probably also due to the fact, that my son was almost always lucky, with the choice of his female partners.

My mom was actually different. She wanted a boy because she’s always been more of a tomboy. Well, she got me, and I’m sometimes girly but I’m really a tomboy through and through! Interestingly, my dad wanted a girl.