Father of two daughters here. It is great to have daughters. :)

When my wife and I found out we where having a daughter a guy at work said "Wait until you have a son. You'll be like *fist pump*." Wasn't even a dad yet, and I think he really meant well in his own way, but I damn near knocked him out flat. I'm not a violent guy, but that one caught me off guard. The thought of not having my daughter makes me sick. No real man could care more or less about the gender of their child.

It’s so sad that they’re so hung-ho for boys like girls are a waste of space, and after being raised those boys will turn into pos who also don’t want daughters, and the toxic cycle continues. All these parents who value one gender over another are raising more difficult people.

Father of a son and a daughter, great to have both

I would love to have a daughter! I love my two sons with all my heart, but they are both big Mama's boys. Where's my Daddy's little girl?

I raised my daughter on my own after losing my wife to cancer when my daughter was only three. It hasn't been easy as a man raisng a daughter on my own given a lack of family support and my daughters struggles due to her autism and learning disability but would I have prefered to have a son over a daughter, nope, not at all! My daughter likes all the girl stuff I can't really help her with but she's also a PC gamer geek just like her old dad. If i had a son he might of liked football or some other boring sport and I don't care for any of that, lol.

That guy saying “No!” to the pink balloons is a disgusting human. Gag. So gross. Daughter isn’t even born yet and she’s already set up to fail. He shouldn’t be allowed to have kids. And FYI someone being more hopeful to have a certain gender kid isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but to be negative about who your OWN CHILD is as a PERSON who you created - that’s just disgusting. 🤮

I'm happy that I never experienced any of the things Americans seem to go through, and neither did my friends. No sexual assault, no wage gap, no being scared to walk alone at night, none of that. It must suck to live in a country that pretends to be 1st world, but is so dangerous to women.

wen me and my husband start having kids i dont care boy or girl either way they r gonna learn how to treat the opposite sex for all types of situations good or bad. i want my kids to know both respect and how to defend themselves if needed. i was in an abusive relationship i dont want a daughter of mine dealing with that or abusing the boy and i dont want a son of mine doing that or getting abused by a girl. and if they choose to like the same sex then ok ill teach them how to respect and how to not let ppl who have problems with gay or lesbian couples bother them. a parent should never hope they dont get a certain gender. they should love and raise the child properly boy or girl

My family has had a long line of daughters. I have 3 (kind of 4, it's a really long story) autns, and my mom had 2 daughters (but I have 4 sisters. A half sibling and a sister in-law <3), and my aunts each had at least one daughter. Two of my aunt's girls (my cousins) each had a daughter. ♀️♀️♀️

I don't want a daughter because I've gone through the stages of life and just no lol get mad at it if you want. I don't care. talk all the female garbage if you want. goes in one ear and out the other. truly. if I don't want a daughter for whatever reason im entitled to feel that way. get a life. females really be out here acting like they have it so damn hard. teach your daughter how to treat men and what to look for in a man. all this I will teach my son this and that like these bi&$hes out here are innocent. clowns on this comment section are pretty funny. I'll teach my son to not fall for women lies. cause they tell a lot. turn your cheek when they cry wolf. its a tactic. never chase them. no ones daughter is worth it. be nice and respectful but never get friend zoned.you know. real advice. not like these single moms teaching their sons to be the men they never slept with.

As the mother of a 13-year-old-boy, I am making sure he knows how to treat a woman. He knows about periods and respecting omen, He has stood up for girls at school when other boys act inappropriately toward them and has even walked other girls places "to be safe" I have also been teaching him that if he sees a girl (even one that he does not know) looking uncomfortable around a guy to pretend to be friends with the girl to get her out of the situation. Heck, he even did this for a gay boy he knew of but didn't really know. I would have loved to have had a daughter but I was blessed with a son. It's my job to raise him to be a gentleman and not a sexist jerk.

I would personally like to have a son and a daughter, though it will be rough sometimes raising them in today's world. I'm prepared for that. I'm a little upset that all the reactions in the article were from women only. I would have like to see some men reacting to it. It's nice to see the men joining the conversation here.

I have friends who have daughters and, though I appreciate those girls and care a lot about them, I am so very grateful that I had two boys. No dramas. No issues. Lots in common. This girl is demonstrating why some people don't want girls and she simply can't see past herself to see the real reason why <- which is the real reason why.

To men afraid of having daughters: just be glad you have a kid at all. I'm the only child in my family and I'm female. Dad was delighted to have me after Mom miscarried twice before me. Be like them.

This whole discourse is new to me. I have never heard a man say he doesn't want a daughter out of fear for her safety. I also never felt unsafe as a girl where I grew up. Sorry for you if you have different experiences.

I think everyone needs to stop focusing on raising either or, and raising OUR CHILDREN correctly. For example. Boys need to be raised to be respectful yes. Chivarly? Yes. But no one talks about their daughters. Let's talk about how many PRE-TEEN girls I see walking around dressed like they are going to a club? How about teaching our daughters respect for their own bodies before demanding respect from boys? How about teaching your sons to carry tampons / pads in their bags to come to the rescue for a girl in need and not be grossed out at a normal function? My son(s) do this. My 16 yo has already broken up with a girl or two for trying to force HIM into physical acts he's not ready for. He's also broken up with a girl after many times of her "fishing for compliments" so how about we raise our kids to learn self respect AND respect for eachother?

Constant misandry on this site.

Panda - "Men really need to open up more and talk about their thoughts and fears!" Men - "Okay, well this thing really scares me...." Panda - "No not like THAT!!! Talk about fears we agree with"

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Could you imagine dedicating your life to raising your daughter and she turns into a tik tok whore I would off myself.

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Boy or girl both will bankrupt you

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I don't think it is sexist for a man to worry about having daughters. It may mean he is aware of the dangers involved in just being female and the line he will have to walk between being protective and giving freedom.

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This women is so insecure. People put the dumbest s**t on this site. So what a man doesn't want to have a daughter, leave him be.

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I think men are scared of having a girl because we don't have any idea on how to raise a girl. for boys, we think it will be easier because we are more likely to like the same thing. Even women want girls more than they want boys

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Ahhh Panda had actually made it a couple of days without the usual "lets rag on men" posts. I was actually starting to have some hope

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Trust me boys are scary to raise as well. On the other side of that coin is that if they are intimate with a girl and the next day she regrets it, she can just file a police report for rape and my son's life is over.