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Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is that of mother. Shockingly, men's 'innate' roles are a lot more fun than the ones bestowed on women.

Men tend to be hierarchical, but women are driven to make lateral connections so they can cooperate.

I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Men have the influence and power in business and politics. It is the mother who can make the child's bedtime earlier, take away desserts or ground the child.

There's no one right way to parent, and there's no magic combination of genders that produces the most well-adjusted child. We all do the best we can at loving our kids and building our families.

Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.

Some men don't want to be responsible fathers. It's easier to say 'Let's just turn the kids over to the state.' Women end up bearing the entire load, raising kids alone without a husband to share the parenting.