Kudos to you mommy blue...I'm sure your kid(s?) are lucky to have you as well as their mom.
Now on the "weaker ***" issue, I think men and women were both created in His own image and likeness but both are strong in the faculties He created them to be. Men are generally stronger physically so he can toil for his family's living while women are generally stronger emotionally to provide warmth and emotional balance in the family. These individual strengths are meant for each one to complement the other and lfit the other up. In recent times, women have greater roles in society such as being a breadwinner for the family or doing some tasks men used to solely do in the past because of the advancement in technology where what used to be a physical task can now be accomplished in a click of a mouse with minimal physical effort. And despite these, men and women still complement each other.
Somehow it's generally true that women live longer long after their partners pass away because they are emotionally stronger and can endure more emotional burdens compared to their male counterparts