The girls were taken away and taught everything they would ever need to learn about raising a family, courtesy of filmstrips made in 1950. Meanwhile, the boys were instructed on the symptoms and care of jock itch. This disparity is what fuels the male lack of understanding when it comes to child rearing. Men need instructions. We love instructions, even ones on a single piece of paper, and in a foreign language, just like the one that came with the particle board entertainment center.
Fatherhood comes with nothing.
Here is a simple example of male and female training on parentage. Baby is crying. Baby is hungry. So, it is no surprise that the first person I wanted advice from was my own father. He would be my yardstick.