Definitely vomit-inducing, but oh so Washington. I am so darn sick of hearing how women need confidence, women shouldn’t be called bossy etc. OMG put on your big girl panties and just live your life. I had zero coddling from anyone growing up, spent much of my childhood being shy and hiding behind my mother’s skirts, moved away from home at 21 and lived my dang life. Far too many people treat their kids like little science experiments or hothouse plants.
I’m tired of it too-I never had any of the greenhouse plant parenting-and I’m damned grateful. Most of us would never have survived the real world if we had-so how are these fragile women being raised now going to cope? Aren’t we still equal-or do we need to be spoken to carefully-now, don’t say bossy to her-like this was the Victorian era? Are we expected to get the vapors if we’re upset?
My little Ava won first place in the science fair. She is a self assured little girl with a good head on her soldiers. She often plays with the boys, because she isn’t into the catty girls games that already are happening in her class. I think she will do fine in the real world. Her cousin, who lives across the street from her won first place for her grade level. A couple of great girls...will probably be considered “bossy” some day.