Man Praises Son Differently Than Daughter Because He Showed Signs Of Masculinity, Gets Termed A Misogynist By Daughter

"I wanted to foster his own identity as a boy separate from his twin sister"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• June 10, 2023

Misogyny can take many different forms. It might be overt, like violence against women, or it can be covert, like subtly maintaining the gender pay gap.

For instance, a person with misogynistic attitudes can believe males when they say something while discounting or demeaning a woman who holds the same values. The original poster of today's AITA story was termed a misogynist by his 15-year-old daughter, and we're about to find out why.

The OP is the father of three kids, and the last two are twins. They are very close and have the tendency to copy each other.

The OP's son is not a very masculine kid and is less interested in some of his hobbies because of this. He has always preferred whatever his mother and older sister did, but the OP didn't complain.

Since the OP is at home almost all the time now, he has been seeing just how feminine his son's interests have gotten. The OP has been working out at home instead of at the gym because of their current circumstances.

His son came in while the OP was lifting weights in the family room, and he showed an interest in it. The OP was happy about it, but when the twin wanted to join, she didn't get as much encouragement as her brother did.

The OP's oldest kid got annoyed and asked why he was treating them differently. His explanation made the oldest accuse the OP of being misogynistic.

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The OP says that he loves and adores all his kids equally

The OP is not upset or bothered by it, but he believes it isn’t typical for young boys

Daughter terms OP the AH for making her sister feel weaker and implying that the OP didn’t approve of his feminine interests

The Reddit post got more than a thousand comments and here are a bunch of them

The OP is really sexist and a misogynist

The OP just got excited he found a common interest with his son

The OP needs to treat his children equally

Stop calling particular activities feminine or masculine

It's the way the OP is differentiating between genders

All the OP's kids are interested in these activities

It is not only girls that have imaginations

Good on the OP for taking on the criticisms

It can even be exercise and strength building

The twins are both learning life skills

This Redditor has a story to share

How about the OP show some interest in his hobbies

OP treated his son fine and treated his daughter poorly

There is nothing feminine about cooking foods

"The more you realize your mistakes, the more difficult it'll be"

The OP had to admit that he was wrong hence this edit...

He does feel bad about his actions

The OP promises not to make the same mistakes his grandpa did

As you can see, so many Redditors didn't even spare the OP as they unleashed their unadulterated opinions without batting an eye. In the end, the OP was declared the AH, and it's nice to see that he accepted he was and is trying to make amends.

What are your thoughts about this story? Drop your thoughts in the comments below, and don't forget to share this post as well.

Maryjane