Daniel asked Are fathers worse parents than mothers in g…

As long as he listens to me he does well

Queen Megan👑 · 4y

I'd say they're pretty equal, but if I had to choose one I'd say fathers are probably worse just because usually when a kid is molested or something it's the father (I think)

No,
Just because you gave birth doesn't mean you have a better bond with the child, the father helps influence you to become a better person. A father can be strict with you, but love you at the same time. People need to realize that while mothers are vital to nurturing a kid, without the fathers help makes the kids future so much worse.

@liz£h · 4y

No

J1smith · 4y

In general I think so. Mothers are nurturers, a quality severely lacking in a lot of men. But that's not always the case.

Alice 💋 · 4y

No.

Kate Matsuda · 4y

Worse in the sense of like, emotional nurturing and involvement in the childrens' lives? I think it's possible since societal expectations for men vs. women in the family are so different. I think if you're the breadwinner of the family (which men often are in many western families) your job is important to the family's wellbeing, but it's certainly not everything you could be doing for your family.

This reminds me of a rly good comic I read about the "mental load" that a lot of modern mothers struggle with. It's about the asymmetric division of mental and emotional labor of domestic duties between mothers and fathers. Even if you're not someone who wants kids, it's a fantastic read bc it's also very relevant to living with a partner. I can even see it applying to my situation rn and I just live with my roommate. it's a bit of a long read but worth it imo

https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

OBVIOUSLY single parents exist. I'm not talking about those. I'm talking about the traditional 2-parent family unit. that's an entirely different story. thank u

Teo · 4y

I think women might have more nurturing instincts but I don't think it's something men are unable to project -- they totally can, it's just a matter of will. Lots of great single dads out there.

MistyRiver · 4y

It's all a fucking play anyway, whoever's the bigger asshole. My experience says 'no'.

#4001 · 4y

I wouldn't dare talk about other parents. But I think having both in my case was a good balance of nurture and pushing me. I could easily have been over nurtured or rebellious without one or the other.

Pandy · 4y

In general? I can't say for sure but I feel they are. Maybe my own feelings pushed me to that conclusion though. I don't like my father at all.

Arman · 4y

A lot of mothers are bad (almost all of them are bad in some way or another), but I would guess that on average fathers are worse, because males are emotionally colder, more aggressive, more about putting on a front of strength, generally more criminal and destructive, hard-headed, more likely to fall into any type of extreme imaginable, etc. And women by nature are softer, more emotional, more nurturing, like to resolve things through discussion before violence, etc.

Daniel · 12 answers · 4y