Netflix series “Old enough” - a case study of the differences between little boys and girls.

Equipoisonous · 2022-04-15T13:25:51+00:00

I have a colleague who has fraternal twins, one boy and one girl. They were about 6 I believe when this story took place. On the first day of school, at the end of the day, both were placed on the wrong (and different) busses. The girl immediately realized it was the wrong bus, and told the bus driver, who got her on the right bus. The boy went on the entire bus route to the last drop off before the bus driver had to realize that he was on the wrong bus.

queeninprogress · 2022-04-15T16:16:58+00:00

I'm gonna be real, I think it's partly down to the fact that girls are TOLD more than boys to sit down, shut up, do your chores without complaining. Not that the girls aren't smart and hardworking and clever, of course they are. I won't downplay their abilities, but I also don't want people to forget how girls are socialised in a way that doesn't allow the same freedom to run wild as boys.

howdoilogoutt · 2022-04-15T12:24:17+00:00

The difference are glaringly obvious sometimes. In every classroom I've been in and speaking to teachers often the girls are just so much better. I don't know if this is simply how they are nurtured and taught, or if it is innate. I try to give the same opportunities and treatment to all kids.

TeamWaddles · 2022-04-15T14:03:55+00:00

Interesting. I think it's upbringing, how boys and girls are treated, and how "street smart" a kid is. I absolutely agree girls are often stuck with more chores and such, but I think it's unfair to assume girls are naturally superior at these things when we often see how coddling boys leads to issues. I was kind of coddled growing up and could imagine myself daydreaming and missing a bus. ymmv 🤷🏻‍♀️

rawwwrrrgghh · 2022-04-15T10:35:30+00:00

First: I hate shows with children. They don’t understand what’s happening and I think parents are „selling“ them for easy money. Especially in times of social media it’s the children who can suffer from shows like this years after they are finished.

Secondly: Showing these differences puts a lot of pressure on other children. Maybe it’s because of how I grew up, but I can hear my parents complain. Look at this little girl…she can do task one still mastering task two…and you…

I think you get it.

Thirdly: I can promise you that these shows will somehow be used to make it worse for girls and women. Maybe because the girls will have to help more at home, because they are better in it, while the boys still can play outside, because they suck at housework for example.

spinsterchachkies · 2022-04-15T13:11:21+00:00

This pattern follows into adulthood. Men are way stupider then women. I see it in the men 30+. They don’t change. Society probably needs to focus more on teaching boys. They are already at a disadvantage because I think they are naturally dumber so now they are really left behind. Women and girls will be fine in my opinion

Edit: This comment made it onto a hater sub. I’m supporting better education for boys since they can’t keep up with girls lol. I am so confused as to what you want guys. Better education for the failing boys or for us to think men are smarter then women? You can’t be both.

pinksamosa · 2022-04-15T14:16:43+00:00

Reminds me of what my nephew’s paediatrician told my sister, that don’t compare him to girls his age. They are simply smarter lol. I don’t know how true this is.

StrawberryMoon3 · 2022-04-16T05:47:36+00:00

It's cause girls are adultified more than boys. Little boys are often babied, even if they're the first born child in their family. As the eldest daughter, I see this all the time.

spicyspa · 2022-04-15T13:49:28+00:00

I think this is evolutionary. The only thing men have over women is their size and strength. So they overrelied on instilling fear and obedience in women to extract services. Thus that part of most of their brains that inhibits distractions and impulsiveness are undereveloped. Just an armchair guess. I'd love to see if science backs this up.

Interesting thing about DNA is the so-called "warrior" vs "worrier" gene which consists of 3 main markers ( likely more). I'm a triple warrior. Having those 3 markers in a man are a good indicator of being bound for prison while for women there's no correlation. I think it accounts for my "aggressive" or shst i like to call passionate behavior. Oddly enough, before I took the test, I always thought it was great I was born a woman because otherwise I'd end up in prison. Hmm. Women are better.

Title	Netflix series “Old enough” - a case study of the differences between little boys and girls.
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