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I can’t tell you how many times a month I say, “I hope we never have daughters” to my boyfriend. And I’m a woman who loves women. I think women are strong, majestic, beautiful, patient, brilliant, powerful angels who should rule the earth…! I just hope to never have to raise one of those strong, majestic, beautiful, patient, brilliant, powerful angels because I know how hard the world works to bring us down, to put us down, to drag us down, and to keep us down. I know what hell young girls go through to become strong women—I went through it myself. Sometimes, I really think it’s a miracle I turned out well adjusted, sane, and with plenty of self-love. Sure—I have good parents who instilled confidence in me and gave me a stable home. But I don’t know that that’s enough in this world to keep a young girl from falling off track to becoming a great woman. Here is why having a daughter is just harder.

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Other young girls can be nasty

First of all, while strong, grown women can be some of the most compassionate people out there, little girls can be nasty. We only become compassionate because we remember the nastiness we tolerated as children but…nobody wants their daughter to go through that.

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Girls can become pregnant

Um, hello! Women can become pregnant. People try to argue, “Well boys can get girls pregnant and that changes their life, too.” Don’t even start with me. A man can walk away from the whole situation when a woman is pregnant. A pregnant woman cannot walk away from her baby. Pregnancy affects girls so much more than it affects boys—let’s stop pretending that isn’t true.

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They pull at our heartstrings

It’s so hard to say no to a little girl—especially a crying little girl. Little girls just have this irresistible preciousness to them. Both moms and dads have a hard time saying no to the requests of a sweet little daughter! Saying no to a boy isn’t so bad. It makes him tough. But when we say no to little girls, we worry that we just break their hearts.