The Problem With Raising 'Good Girls'
3:25 PM Edit This 0 Comments »"Every time I praise my daughter for being a "good girl," I cringe inside. It falls out of my mouth without thinking, as if it’s the highest praise that can be bestowed upon a girl.Role/Reboot
But it’s not. It’s a curse and it has the potential to follow her throughout her life.
Good girls live by the unwritten expectation that they must be compliant and self-sacrificing to be of value—especially if they’re not hot enough to provide the world with eye candy."
To turn it around, what comes to mind when you hear "Good boy"? Most people automatically think dog, not male child.
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