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Some people claim it's mostly due to society (many of them call it "gynocentrism", a focus on women's well-being and not men's), but if that was the case, then males wouldn't have higher mortality rates in almost all species, & throughout life, even in the womb:

"External maternal stress around the time of conception is associated with a reduction in the male to female sex ratio, suggesting that the male embryo is more vulnerable than the female... The male is at greater risk of death or damage from almost all the obstetric catastrophes that can happen before birth. Perinatal brain damage, cerebral palsy, congenital deformities of the genitalia and limbs, premature birth, and stillbirth are commoner in boys, and by the time a boy is born he is on average developmentally some weeks behind his sister: “A newborn girl is the physiological equivalent of a 4 to 6 week old boy.”"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1119278/

"Females of most species live longer than the males... Cells in a female body repair damage better than in the body of a male... Surgical removal of the ovaries eliminates this difference... In one study... castrated men were found to live on average 14 years longer than their uncastrated fellows."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-women-live-longer/

"When a mutation of one of the genes of the X chromosome occurs, females have a second X to compensate, whereas all genes of the unique X chromosome of males express themselves, even if they are deleterious... Furthermore, female hormones and the role of women in reproduction have been linked to greater longevity. Estrogen, for example, facilitates the elimination of bad cholesterol and thus may offer some protection against heart disease [the biggest killer of both men and women]; testosterone, on the other hand, has been linked to violence and risk taking." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-is-life-expectancy-lo/

I asked a question regarding stay-at-home motherhood, & a lot of people said "that's sexist!!! What about stay-at-home fatherhood?"

But stay-at-home fatherhood *isn't* as practical as stay-at-home motherhood. Unless a family is fine losing income whenever the mother needs to take off work for morning sickness during pregnancy:

"70% of women experience moderate to severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy... Half of pregnant women end up having to miss work due to nausea and vomiting, 74% of which miss at least 3 days."

And even when you're in work, it's understandable it'd be harder to work as efficiently when you're in so much pain from nausea, body aches, heartburn, etc. So the man could probably get income more efficiently.

After the birth, men don't have the breasts necessary to breastfeed for the 2+ years recommended by doctors the optimal physical/emotional well-being of the child.

Someone pointed out that mothers rarely keep breastfeeding for that time, which is true, but that's because most mothers have to go back to work, which wouldn't be the case in stay-at-home motherhood.

Some people advocated breast-pumps, but that's still depriving the child of the unique hormonal benefit of oxytocin that comes from latching against the mother's breast.

Anyway, even from a feminist perspective, stay-at-home fatherhood isn't ideal because studies show that women do most of the housework even when the man doesn't have a job.

It's true that SAHM means women make less money economically, but the greater bond with the children also means that the children will be more willing to financially support them later.

Before the kids have jobs, it makes it harder for the woman to escape an abusive relationship, which is why we should advocate for available/suitable shelters/services for abused women, rather than advocating more women in the workforce.

lately I've been listening to my laugh while laughing (sounds weird, huh?) and I've noticed it's really loud and not so cute. I would probably describe it as funny and unique. I've also gotten a few comments lately about my laugh, it being weird and loud. and I've also heard that people heard the friend group (me laughing) before they saw us. different comments like that. so my question is, can a laugh be to loud? I laugh quite a lot too but not without finding something funny