“The anti-boy propaganda.
Girls are sugar and spice and everything nice, and youre just a dirty mutt.”
So, when I came acrossa Reddit threadsharing the opposite perspective, I had to share it.
Here’s what men say are the hardest parts of being a boy:
1.
“My dad laughed at me when I was 8 for crying over a dead pet.
I learned to hide that shit real quick.”
“I had no male mentor to help me figure things out.
Things like, for instance, girls.
Or a role model to target my ambition.
I spent my young adulthood pretty lost.
u/trailingamillion
3.
Meaning who you really are vs. who you’re trying to be to fit in.”
u/metalstudguru
4.
“The pressure to become a successful leader and a provider for a family.”
“Puberty was not fun, cracking voice constantly and non-stop boners.”
u/traditionaltackle1
6.
“Learning through both actions and words that my emotions and boundaries are neither welcome nor respected.”
u/somesugondeseguy
7.
“People dont talk about the fact that men have body image issues, too.
and the overweight characters being the annoying sidekicks or creeps really made me feel low about myself.”
u/butthole_surfer_gi
9.
“Toxic masculinity works better than being yourself 90% of the time.”
u/-omar
10.
“The lack of nice long warm tight platonic hugs.”
“You feel like you better ‘prove’ yourself in some way during or right after puberty.
I didnt want to be in the situation in the first place, but I had to do something.
u/evanbrews
12. u/officer_nasty63
13.
It’s contemptible beyond words, and it’s largely the reason boys do so badly in school.”
u/argentarius1
15.
“Boys and men make it hard to be happy when you’re a boy or a man.
We gatekeep and punish one another a lot.
It’s us, guys!”
u/onionsofwar
16.
“The anti-boy propaganda.
Girls are sugar and spice and everything nice, and youre just a dirty mutt.”
u/immediate_course1606
18.
“Bullying paired with a complete lack of sympathy.
I still remember an after-school program where if a girl was crying, other kids would feel bad.
If a boy was crying, kids would at best be awkward.
u/scrumpledee
19.
“Learning how to go through personal crisis moments totally alone and without any real support system.
u/kingbembi
21.
“Becoming comfortable as a ‘man’.
As I aged, I began to notice that I didnt match up to that image.
I’m 27 and it’s still something I struggle with today.”
u/xsweety_secretx
22.
“How fucking competitive every other boy was about absolutely EVERYTHING!
Everything had to be a contest about who was faster, stronger, more capable, braver, whatever.
Like, I honestly don’t care!
I remember in 7th grade, we went to camp for a week with the school.
And we all had sleeping bags that we brought from home.
‘Mine has moisture wicking!’
u/brandentyler
24.
Only the actions of stereotypical girls were treated with any kind of compassion or understanding.
Its a massive issue.
This opens the doors to unsavory people and beliefs that open their arms to poor behavior.”
