Why do they say giving birth to girls is better?
1. [+1971 / -256]
I have a six year old son. My mother and mother-in-law have been saying, "It'd be great if the next one was a girl~ Girls are definitely better~", to the point it's annoying. I thought, maybe it's because it's more enjoyable to raise sisters together? Everyone, why do you think they say giving birth to girls is better?
Oh, they're both boys!?
You'll have to work hard for the next one, won't you–
Two boys are hard~!!
What a shame~
Next one, next one!!
You know the seᶍ?
...The next one is also a boy...?
............
The future's lonely, isn't it~
Giving birth to girls is much better~!
Speech bubble: I'm plenty happy like this now, though.
Boy: Ahh–
3. [+5934 / -61]
It's none of their business.
4. [+4092 / -60]
They say that about boys too.
5. [+2660 / -281]
Kaminuma Emiko said that the parents on the male side shouldn't hold their grandkids (laugh), the kids are the daughter-in-law's apparently.
Kaminuma Emiko is the mother of two boys.
6. [+4520 / -28]
Whoa whoa
It's not like we get to decide that gender they are lol
7. [+4785 / -50]
Isn't it because they still visit their parents when they're an adult? Also, looking after them when they're old.
I have that image.
8. [+2925 / -147]
Cute clothes
9. [+5990 / -63]
My younger sister and I are both adults now, but we go out for lunch, cafes, etc. with mum, but our younger brother doesn't. Maybe it's because we can still enjoy things together when we're older.
10. [+193 / -540]
It's the girls who bring news of funerals.
11. [+5308 / -66]
If you have a son, your son's wife will prioritise visiting her own parent's home, so you'll never be able to see your grandkids.
12. [+2952 / -147]
Because they're cute
Because they'll understand their mother's feelings
Because they'll be reliable in the future
Because you don't want to be a mother-in-law [to a daughter-in-law].
13. [+5006 / -65]
If you only have girls, they'll say, "You have to have at least one boy"
That's the way it is.
14. [+3059 / -60]
We wanted a boy but gave birth to a girl. She's ridiculously cute.
It doesn't matter either way.
15. [+3304 / -73]
Isn't it because when the son gets married, he'll side with the wife['s family], and won't really help out at home anymore? Even when the daughter gets married, she still worries about her parents, she visits them, helps out, etc.
16. [+3595 / -25]
I only have sons and when my parents say this, I really can't feel anything but stress.
It's true that if you have a daughter, you'll experience a different kind of joy, but saying that to the person is insensitive.
17. [+2206 / -31]
I don't really get it.
Pressuring others to give birth to boys, pressuring others to give birth to girls.
I can't understand either of their logic. They're strange.
18. [+2071 / -44]
Seems like you'll have to be careful when you're with your son's kids
Since they'll always be accompanied by the wife.
19. [+1406 / -40]
Looking after them when they're old was brought up but how many people actually look after their parents when they're old?
25. [+1049 / -120]
>>19
Sons don't even visit you when you're in a rest home.
>>19
Sons don't even visit you when you're in a rest home.
20. [+1111 / -96]
Because men don't look after the parents when they're old.
They'll listen to whatever their wife says, if the wife wants it, they'll even cut ties with their own parents.
21. [+1453 / -41]
I was told that nowadays daughters are preferred -- because in the end, it's the daughter that will take care of you. I got angry though and said, "Girls aren't born to look after you. My husband's parents hate daughters! They will force me to have more grandkids!"
22. [+1623 / -94]
Girl, boy, anythings fine
Right now I only have boys but they're so cute I could die.
23. [+1491 / -45]
I think it's because even if they marry, they're highly likely to help take care of you.
I'm an example of this so I understand.
24. [+35 / -98]
Doesn't that mean they want you to have both?
But my mother-in-law said that girls are smart.
26. [+1963 / -115]
I was raised with toxic parents.
My parent's home?
I only visit to get my son's otoshidama (New Year's money).
I frequently visit my husband's parent's home.
Not all daughters visit their parents often.
27. [+1424 / -69]
I want my children to be closer to my parents than my parents-in-law.
I hate my parents-in-law so I don't want to see them...
I have a son but I'm resigned to the fact that his future wife will say the same thing about me...
28. [+1224 / -18]
You'll get it if you read the "spouse's parents home" topics on Girls Channel.
A lot of people say, "My parents home is good but my spouse's is not!!"
29. [+1114 / -144]
On questionnaires asking which you prefer to give birth to, girls are always more popular by a large margin.
The majority of women want to have daughters
But don't men want to have sons?
30. [+1245 / -19]
Well, maybe because if your son's wife hates you, you won't really get to see your grandkids? For a lot of people, they hold back around their son's children, but are really affectionate with their daughter's children.
31. [+891 / -71]
I think it's because some people think if you become a mother-in-law, your daughter-in-law will hate you and won't let you see the grandkids. You'll be dying with mental strain because of it, that's why they think having girls is better.
32. [+806 / -31]
In rural areas, boys are preferred over girls...
33. [+731 / -333]
Men will betray you. My husband did, my son did.
Sons will one day pick a complete stranger, who has no good points, to marry, and leave the nest.
Their kids will be more important than their parents. He'll only care about what his wife says.
34. [+785 / -136]
Is that true?
I live in the countryside and when you give birth to girls here, they generally say, "Oh~ what a shame. It'd be great if the next one was a boy".
In reality, there are many eldest sons who are the baby of the family (parents kept trying until they had a boy), but not many eldest daughters who are the baby of the family (parents kept trying until they had a girl).
35. [+1096 / -22]
Maybe because when she grows up, she'll still go out shopping with you?
It should be fine as long as they're healthy.
Who cares about what gender they are!
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