Respect your mother, because you wouldn't be here if it weren't for her?

Some girls at school said that to each other, and that the mother plays the biggest role in raising a child because of that. It made me a little mad, spoke to them about it. Politely asked them why they would think that. "Well, it's because your mother was willing to hold you for 9 months and underwent labour for you, that's why! *sulky sulky"

Well, WTF. Of course my father had NOTHING to do with it. Your mother couldn't even have gotten through her pregnancies, not even made a start, if your father didn't got her pregnant in the first place. I told them I'm not saying your father would play the biggest role (well, in my case he did), but that my father and mother both had sex with each other, so that they would both have me as a kid.

Of course, they started badmouthing me, about 'us' men keep pretending we're better then they are... I thought I was least mature in my class, age 18... Rule #1 in an argument between a guy and a girl: the girl always wins. Rule #2 (less important side rule): if the guy is right, Rule #1 comes into play.

Damn, what a rant. Anyway, this saying bugs me so much that I just have to ask mais people how they think about it. what do you think about this saying? About the mother playing the biggest part in your childhood.