Which is harder to raise, a teenage girl or a teenage boy? Why? My husband and I got in a fight about this, I honestly think teenage girls are because of everything they go through in a short period of time,

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• Men go through puberty, they get pubic hair and chest hair, their voices change, and they grow. Girls first start getting breasts, then soon comes the pubic hair followed by the wretched period. The period comes with mixed emotions, cramping, and bloating. (Note this can come in ages as early as 9 years old my period started at age 10) (Boys usually start their puberty around ages 12 and 13) Girls have to worry about appearance always, we care if we gain 4 lbs. Our emotions are going nuts constantly, where as boys hormones are just going nuts and they get horny. Equally girls and boys are introduced to drugs. Yes, boys may have emotions too, but girls are more susceptible to them. These are my arguments, but hay I'm willing to listen to all points of view.

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  by jeanbean89 on May 7th, 2009

• A common misconception, men do not have a different emotional responce than women. What differs is that, culturally, men are not allowed to admit they still feel them. What do you think when you see a man cry in public? What do you think when a woman does the same? See what I mean?
  
  With hormones, males and females do need to go through some fairly similar issues. Our hormonal levels do rise and fall, and our emotional responces are just as bad as those of girls (though ours are often focused more on sex and dominant agressive behavior). I'll post a second responce now...

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  by Sidhedarkness on May 7th, 2009

• Also, the weight and physical appearance issue. Men deal with the same, and women have those issues because of other women. Men deal with things like aggressive, dominant behavior among friends to determine who is the alpha, they are ALWAYS horny among a populace who, for the first couple years, are not very likely to mate with them. Sexual frustration is actually one of the defining aspects of growing up male. It's not pleasant, ever. Ask your husband/boyfriend/brother/father. Also, boys emotions do go nuts, we are simply not allowed to express or admit to that.

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  by Sidhedarkness on May 7th, 2009

• Thanks for your opinion. I grew up with an alcoholic step father, no brothers, only sisters. I watched many girls go through so much more than boys. There were few boys that were "cast offs" or geeks considered to the girls that were called sluts, scums, stinky, whores, and much more. I saw more girls being rebellious than boys. They hated everyone or hated their parents just because. I was nasty to my mother all because of my emotions. There was no reason to be angry at her, yell at her, but I did because my emotions were flying most of the time. Never knowing what the next day is going to bring. Women also hide their emotions. Do you think we would enjoy it if people saw us crying in public? Unless it were a pregnant women then most people think we are nuts. If I saw a guy crying in public then I would think something tragic happened (ie loss of a big job, death in the family, problems at home) Most men think women are emotional for attention..which is the complete opposite.

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  by jeanbean89 on May 7th, 2009

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• I think it's a great answer!

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  by Autism Knows is finally Maestro on May 7th, 2009

• AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
  Everyone needs a good shriek or cry sometimes :)

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  by Nahui_X on May 7th, 2009

• haha, I also think its a great answer, I don't think you are sexist. I'm not sexist either..I've just seen both of my older sisters growing up thinking I'll never be like them screaming and hollering at my mom, crying over something but never knowing what..then I grew up. I became my sisters.

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  by jeanbean89 on May 7th, 2009

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• No, the average is actually 6 seconds for males and around 14 seconds I believe for females.

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  by Siyanor on August 22nd, 2011

• nah thats just you when you were a teen

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  by YEA_WHATEVER on August 23rd, 2011

• ..No, that's the average of every single person in the United States above age 13.

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  by Siyanor on August 23rd, 2011

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• who are? boys or girls?

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  by randomguy on August 22nd, 2011

• oops ! i meant boys

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  by AIR_INDIA_says_Wass_Up on August 22nd, 2011

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• thanks for your opinion!

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  by jeanbean89 on May 7th, 2009

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• BTW, I have 2 boys and a girl, girl is the youngest--she was an honor student in HS and is now on a full-ride scholarship in college, with her eyes on the prize, so to speak! And I am thankful every day for all three, they are blessings and joys, and I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to have raised them to be the wonderful people they are!

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  by Lazs Mouse on May 7th, 2009

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• thanks for the opinion!!

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  by jeanbean89 on May 7th, 2009

• Anytime :)

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  by Nahui_X on May 8th, 2009

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• So, if you don't have money then it's harder toraise a boy, but if you don't have money then it's harder to raise a girl? What??? Haha, you need to fix the wording in that :P

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  by Nahui_X on May 7th, 2009

• If you don't have money it might be harder to raise a girl, I think that's what you mean haha

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  by Nahui_X on May 7th, 2009

• Hahah im sorry, im kinda sick..
  It was an expamle. Its hard to raise anyone without money overall.
  
  if money was an issue, it would be harder to raise a girl because you have to buy them more things continusly until they can buy them themselves.

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  by jbscrazygirl on May 7th, 2009

• OHH! Lol okay then haha, I was a litlte confuzzled there, terribly sorry :)

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  by Nahui_X on May 8th, 2009

• its all ok. =))

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  by jbscrazygirl on May 8th, 2009

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