Episode 592
Morning 6-Pack - Stuff We Miss When There Are No Boys
Women are more likely to want daughters now — a worldwide survey of nearly 45,000 people even shows two-thirds say they don’t care, but where there’s a preference the girls are winning, so baby boys are kinda going out of style. I’m Haystack and we ripped through a Morning 6-Pack of the top six things parents who never have boys miss out on. Expect gross-but-funny stuff like cleaning up pee stains that somehow never land in the toilet and stitching a homemade Spider-Man costume that’s held together by duct tape and hope. We also hit classic kid chaos — turning empty wrapping-paper tubes into lightsabers and all the messy, loud giggling that follows. We save the juiciest finale for last, so give it a listen if you want the full punchline (I’m not spoiling the number-one — not today).
Takeaways:
- I riff on a global survey of nearly 45,000 people showing women prefer daughters more often.
- We joke that two thirds of folks actually don't care about baby gender, funny but true.
- I push back on the "toxic masculinity" angle, saying most little boys are loud, sticky, not toxic.
- We run a fast Morning 6-Pack shouting out classic boy moments — pee misses, Spider-Man costumes, nonstop fart giggles.
- I remind listeners that predicting a kid's future based on gender is a giant gamble, so chill out, lol.
Transcript
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Speaker A:Apparently baby boys are just completely going out of style.
Speaker A:Historically, parents who had a preference would often want a son.
Speaker A:A son can carry on the family name, can take over the farm, can eventually learn how to hold a flashlight wrong while dad works on the car.
Speaker A:But the tide has been turning.
Speaker A:And in a worldwide survey of nearly 45,000 people, women are more likely to want a daughter than a son.
Speaker A:And now two thirds of people say they don't care either way.
Speaker A:But among women who do have a preference, the girls are winning.
Speaker A:And one explanation is that daughters are more likely to be viewed as the glue that holds a family together.
Speaker A:Daughters are more likely to grow up and call their parents to remember the birthdays, to organize the holiday dinners.
Speaker A:Meanwhile, your 32 year old son calls you from Autozone because he can't remember what kind of oil his car takes.
Speaker A:Now there's also concern about raising boys in today's world, with all the arguments about toxic masculinity, which I think is a little unfair.
Speaker A:Most little boys aren't toxic.
Speaker A:Are they sticky?
Speaker A:Maybe.
Speaker A:Are they loud and occasionally smell like the inside of a baseball glove?
Speaker A:Sure.
Speaker A:But here's the thing.
Speaker A:These parents are making predictions about children who have not even been born yet, which seems like a pretty big gamble.
Speaker A:I mean, you might get a daughter who calls you every day, or a son who takes care of you when you're old.
Speaker A:Or you might get a daughter who wrecks your car and a son who still lives in your basement at 38.
Speaker A:Because regardless of gender, there's one thing every child eventually becomes a disappointment with.
Speaker A:Access to your Netflix logins.
Speaker A:But as a man, I'm a little bit offended at all this boy hate.
Speaker A:And I think we need to try to change their minds.
Speaker A:Or not.
Speaker A:With today's list of the top six things that parents who never have boys miss out on, These are the top six things that parents who never, ever have boys miss out on.
Speaker A:Number six, Cleaning up pee stains everywhere but in the toilet.
Speaker A:Number five, Stitching a homemade Spider man costume for Halloween.
Speaker A:Number four, Endless giggling whenever somebody farts.
Speaker A:Number three.
Speaker A:See, I got a giggle just saying the word fart.
Speaker A:Sorry.
Speaker A:Number three, Turning empty wrapping paper rolls into lightsabers.
Speaker A:Number two, Knowing the difference between Marvel and dc.
Speaker A:And the number one thing that parents who never have boys miss out on.
Speaker A:Discovering porn under a mattress.
Speaker A:Oh, wait, sorry.
Speaker A:I'm.
Speaker A:I'm sorry.
Speaker A:That's what people who never have husbands miss out.
