I enjoy arguing ( debating? ) with my son about gender roles because he always tries to back up his assertions with some sort of foundation. The fact that I normally do not agree with his foundation or examples makes very little difference.
As a single mother, it has been a source of amazement to me that my son seems to be so positive about roles. He is often in disbelief that women of his generation ( he is 33) don't want to just stay home, take care of babies and circle around the man in their lives. How could he think that after having a mother like me?
I think his years in the service ( 13) might have something to do with it. But, unlike some, I often really do wonder if the way men think is the nature of the beast ( biological, not ingrained by culture).
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