'Hey The Guardian, I rewrote this article on 'violence against women' for you'

[PatSeg]

30. Hey, that sounds like MY son you're talking about! :)

You know, it would have been really easy for him to turn out to be a total jerk. For some reason, boys tend to expect more from their mothers and I've watched many mothers give into the demands. I was visiting a friend when her son came home, walked right past the refrigerator, went into the living room to watch TV, and then yelled to his mom to get him a coke! And she did!

I've been around so many mothers like that and if they also have daughters, it is a completely different story. The girls had to be home by a certain time and were expected to help with dishes and laundry, whereas the boys could do pretty much whatever they wanted and get waited on as well. If they can get anyone to marry them, they often end up surprised that their wife doesn't act like their mother did. Then they can go to the bar and commiserate with their buddies or maybe plan an insurrection, cuz "poor me".