Men Are Sharing How Having A Daughter Changed Their View Of Women, And It's...Interesting
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"I guess the biggest thing I noticed was how freaking early the creepiness toward girls starts."View Entire Post ›
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Here's what the fathers shared:
1.
"I never realized how strong and independent ladies are. I always had this macho ideal that us strong men should always protect the 'weaker' sex. (I know how that sounds. crappy). But man, oh man, my daughter is one badass. She's the complete opposite of what I had assumed a dainty little girl would grow up to be. She's so strong physically and mentally, with so much will to go her own way. A leader in every sense of the word, giving her opinion no matter what. Not taking crap, but in a good way. She talks out problems and doesn't rush to conclusions. She's already a better person than I am, and I ain't even ashamed to say it."
u/Drunken-Flunkee
2.
"I might get some flack for this, but to be honest, it has affected my ability to enjoy porn. My daughter is still quite young, but it pops into my mind when I watch porn: 'What if that was her?' I feel sad for them and lose interest. It also affects the way I see random women in the street who are attractive. Rather than checking them out, I find myself looking at their eyes to see if they are happy and wondering how I can raise my daughter to be a happy, healthy woman. I guess overall it has made it more difficult for me to sexualize women. That is clearly a good thing, right? But it's so deep that I don't even want to date anyone."
"(Her mom and I were in a very dysfunctional relationship and split up a year ago). I assume at some point I'll come out on the other end of this with both a normal level of sexual desire toward potential partners and a fundamentally different perspective on women. I'm thinking about getting therapy to help me make sense of all this."
u/you-create-energy
3.
"All the macho talk about not letting your daughter date and talking to the boyfriend while cleaning your gun is stupid once I had a daughter. She's not my property. She's my daughter. She's a smart, caring, thoughtful, amazing person. My job is to raise her the right way so she respects others and, most importantly, herself. If she makes wrong decisions, me and her mom will always be there to pick her up and help her through it. I hate that macho shit. It's selling your daughter short."
u/anonymous
4.
"I guess the biggest thing I noticed was how freaking early the creepiness toward girls starts. My daughter was like 2 months old, and people were already saying crypto-sexual shit like, 'Oh, blue eyes! You better lock her up when she's a teen!' or, 'Oh wow! She's gonna be a leggy blonde!' or, 'You're going to have to keep a CLOSE eye on her around the boys!' Nobody does that with boys. Girls are basically regarded as future sex objects the moment they are born. With boys, people just speculate about if they'll be good at football, or smart, or strong."
u/anonymous
5.
"I have two girls, and I'm not sure I would say my view of women has changed as much as I would say it's been totally expanded. Well, I guess that is changed. There's lots that I never really thought about that now I worry about, sympathize with, and care about."
u/Lowboat16
6.
"I told her she couldn't date until she's 35. (She's 13 now.) Then my wife went and screwed everything up with logic: 'Don't you want her to make mistakes now when we can help her, rather than when she's an adult?'"
u/SoccerMan94043
7.
"I'm now supremely aggressive whenever I catch misogynistic shit. In the past, I ranged between doing that kind of crap myself (especially the dumb 'jokes') to just shrugging and going, 'Meh, don't be a snowflake.' Nowadays, yeah, just don't do that in my general vicinity, or at least be prepared to get yelled at."
u/anonymous
8.
"I was really surprised to see how important female characters in media and video games were to my daughter. It opened my eyes to the value of seeing people who look like yourself doing things."
u/1-Down
9.
"I have two teenage stepdaughters, no kids of my own. I met my current fiancé when they were 7 and 9 years old, and they're now 14 and 16. I would say that since I met them, and having been around more women in general since I met my fiancé, it has really opened up my views on how women are treated in general. From guiding them through teen drama and dealing with boys, it's really just different methods. I don't know how else to describe it. In most cases, we usually reach the same conclusions but have vastly different methods of how to get there. I think that worldwide we really need to treat each other better in general, but the double standards applied to women compared to men blow my mind."
u/69redballoons_420
10.
"I understand people's point of view regarding women in movies and media more. I mean, I was a bit like, 'Yeah, that's right,' but I did not know to what extent there are very few positive role models for young girls. It's not nonexistent, though, but you have to almost limit yourself to things made in the last 15 years. Before that, women are dumb, or succeed through marrying rich men, or are just a prize for the hero. And even after that, a lot of 'positive' roles are kung fu expert badasses. Successful businesswomen are, for the most part, negative, corrupt characters. (That is the case in the last three series I've seen: The Boys, Jessica Jones, and Bodyguard)."
u/Lemmy_K
11.
"I guess the only thing that has changed is how I have noticed how much we sexualize women. Literally, on any post or picture with a woman on this site, the most upvoted comment is some sexual joke. I mean, I get it. I used to do it also, but it's really overwhelming when you notice it."
u/tommytnuts
12.
"For me, having daughters made me reflect a whole lot more on how I treat others. I'm not a true asshole or anything, but I can be selfish at times and treat others poorly from time to time. Especially in high school, I was a real dick who cheated on most of the girlfriends I had. So now that I have two daughters (4 and 9), I constantly think about how I am shaping their expectations of how men should act through my actions. Hypocritical as it may be, nowadays I get real pissed at cheaters, for example. I try to use how I treat my wife and daughters as an example of what they should look for in a guy later on. Not full-on 'princess' status, though. You still have chores. You still have responsibilities. But you are ALWAYS treated with honor and respect."
u/Perceptions89
13.
"My view of women hasn't changed. I sometimes hear men say things like, 'I support the #MeToo movement because I have two daughters,' or, 'Of course I want increased opportunities for girls. I have a daughter.' For me, that's a stupid reason to support something. I support equal opportunity for everyone because I believe in equality for all human beings. I didn't need to have my daughter to suddenly care about women."
u/anonymous
14.
And finally, "I have three daughters, ages 20 to 25, and one son who is 18. I grew up with six older sisters and one brother who was the oldest of us all and had moved away by the time I was 7. My wife is one of three daughters. I have been surrounded by women my whole life. My view that each woman is a unique individual, as different from another woman, was shaped by being surrounded by six genetically similar girls, women now, who were and remain very different from one another."
u/durma5
Now I want to hear from moms with sons. How did your perspective on men change, if at all, after having a son? Tell us in the comments or use the anonymous form below:
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