Secretly one of the biggest reasons I'm glad my first kid is going to be a girl.
I (30M, very overtly masculine) am going to be a dad for the first time in September. We found out that it's a girl and there are so many reasons why I'm super excited to have a baby girl.
There is one particular reason I dare not share with anyone irl though, and that is because I am... A closeted brony. Not in a weird way, I know some people fetishize it and that's definitely not me. I genuinely love the characters and the writing and find it a wholesome escape from the bleak, grim, dark real life world. I love the values the show represents and teaches. I feel like it is just as applicable to a man's life as it is to a woman's life. I've only ever watched it when I'm completely alone, hiding it under a blanket with earbuds in. I am terrified that people will judge me for it if they ever found out.
What does that have to do with having a girl? I'll get to share that show with my daughter, share the joy of it with her. I get to bond with her over something that is secretly very special to me. And because she's my daughter, I can enjoy it without fear of judgement. People will just think "aww that's so sweet, he's willing to do girly stuff with his daughter because he loves her so much." Which, to be fair, is entirely true. But it's also EXCELLENT cover for being able to indulge in one of my secret favorite shows. No one will ever suspect that I enjoyed MLP before having a daughter.
Idk... I don't know what people think of all this or what people irl would think if they ever found out. I just know that the prospect of sharing this with my daughter makes me truly excited.
Now if that isn't the confession of a lifetime IDK what is. Something I've never dared to tell anyone. Congrats reddit, you get to hear it first. Big stronk man with an ever bigger beard is secretly a brony. And while I don't feel any less manly for it, I worry what others will think if they ever found out.