This speaks to me on so many levels. First, in my own experience as a child and as a late bloomer. I still struggle to balance the dichotomy of wanting to be girly and pretty and feminine with the desire to be self-sufficient, strong, mechanically inclined, and taken seriously. And secondly, in my endeavor to discover what my daughter *truly* enjoys. Having already gotten comments on the amount of cars/dinosaurs/play mobiles/tools that Elloree owns (shes two!), I want to make sure that I and everyone else in her life give her as much room to grow as possible. Shes so girly anyway, she loves hair bows and shoes and baby dolls, I cant imagine how much harder it would be as a parent if she bucked even more social norms. I am encouraged to know that there are whole populations that will eventually grow to be more accepting and less gender-roll defined. I want Elloree to wear frilly girly things because she wants to, not because society tells her to. I dont want her to have to give up feminine things to get a good job in a competitive field, and I dont want her to feel less beautiful and less cherished if she chooses to wear slacks and have short hair. I want for her what I feel I have only begun to discover: that I am worth the same in any area of life, no matter my makeup, clothes, hair, size, or favorite color.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:59:06 +0000
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