Comments on Daddy Geek Boy: Gender Observations

Angela...It's all kinds of awesome that your 2...

2012-02-06T13:50:31.678-08:00

Angela...It's all kinds of awesome that your 24 year old and your 6 year old have found common ground.

I had to laugh at your description of the Bean. Y...

2012-02-06T13:21:22.390-08:00

I had to laugh at your description of the Bean. You pretty much described my daughter. In fact, just last week as my 24 year old son was throwing an excerise ball at his 6 year old sister and knocking her down with it (she's laughing her head off at this too), I looked at him and said, "I think you got that little brother you wanted anyway, she just doesn't look like a boy." However, she has her girly side too and I love that she's well rounded. I swear that she and her brother match farts! Oh, and don't get me started on Mario! I hate game! Obbsessed is an understatment and once again, you nailed the description. It's the one thing I threaten to take away if she misbehaves and so far, it's working.

Jay...I have to remind my son to keep his underwea...

2012-01-29T09:41:46.678-08:00

Jay...I have to remind my son to keep his underwear on when he does that. No person should have to endure that much naked.

That sounds just like me when I play Mario Kart. S...

2012-01-29T00:59:12.460-08:00

That sounds just like me when I play Mario Kart. Still one of the best games ever. The classic style version that is.

Since you're on the tpoic of gas. I now believe, sinceely believe, that sticking your butt out towards the nearest person to you, is, to a 4 year old boy, and inherent trait. As if they were born with that inate quality. My boy does it to me all the time now. And I never showed him that.

It's funny, I wrote this post as a snapshot of...

2012-01-20T12:30:35.813-08:00

It's funny, I wrote this post as a snapshot of the way my boy and my girl are different, not as a commentary on gender roles. But it seems to have touched that nerve.

Yes Zen, you're totally right that all kids are individuals and its not fair to lump ALL boys and ALL girls together.

As the parent of boy-children, I'm not sure I&...

2012-01-20T11:49:38.440-08:00

As the parent of boy-children, I'm not sure I'm qualified to comment ... then again, I WAS A girl-child, so I'm gonna go for it. ;)

I think the "sterotype" of how boys and girls play and act differently from each other exists for a reason - it's largely true. Different genders have different ways - some learned and some biological - of thinking and acting. Viva la difference!

But I also know that there are some kids who instinctively defy the paradigm. So, I think it's good for parents to let their kids push the boundaries of the stereotypes - to let them know that there's not one "right" way to be a boy or a to be a girl.

Having said that ... I'm a little sad to report that my boys are not interested in tea parties. That kinda sounds like fun.

Also: THANK YOU!!!! My boys wiggle and bounce like coked-up squirrels when they play video games. I'm so glad to hear it's not just us!

You're welcome. It's not about what boys ...

2012-01-19T10:13:44.372-08:00

You're welcome.

It's not about what boys and girls play with, its how they play. No matter what, boys and girls are wired differently. And there's nothing wrong with that.

Thank you for your honesty (and for making me feel...

2012-01-19T10:07:11.932-08:00

Thank you for your honesty (and for making me feel like my sons are just like everyone's!) I've known a lot of parents with only girls who insist that their daughters "like to play with trucks and trains." Yeah, okay. It's not quite the same....