It is indeed different.

There's still so far to go.

You have a son. I have a daughter. Before my Urchling came, I thought I wanted a son. I think maybe I thought it would be easier. I'm glad now my Urchling is who she is. But I see better now that it's still just the same challenge. Whether you mother a boy or a girl you still have to raise them to be strong enough to resist the forces and narratives that would destroy us from within and to plant themselves like a tree so others can find shelter with them and then hopefully be able to root themselves in something better than what we've got.