Reply #58: My mom would tell me I wasn't being very ladylike

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and my retort has always been: Of course I'm ladylike, I'm a lady. Everything I do is ladylike.

I have always hated the "boys will be boys" mentality. It seemed to me that it was a means of excusing boys whenever they misbehaved and were going to get away with it. Sneaking out of the house at midnight to TP a neighbor's house: Girl gets grounded and boys will be boys so it's OK if he does it.

I'll never forget when my brother's ex was pregnant with their second daughter, she said in front of her oldest daughter that she didn't want another girl because she didn't want a misbehaving kid like First Daughter.

I was present so I could undo some of the damage being caused. I spoke up immediately and said that I liked girls, girls are great, I should know, I was one.

And I love the look on people's faces when I respond to the "You throw like a girl" line. My response: That's right. I do throw like a girl. I hit what I aim at.

Kids are individuals and should be treated as individuals.