It's true, of course that as a kid I had the experiences and expectations of a boy but that's not to say some other women didn't have the same experience. Missy Giove grew up in Brooklyn playing with all the boys. Anne Caroline Chausson was a bmx champ at 7. These women had the encouragement at an early age to "play like the boys" and they went on to achieve great things. I'm so happy when I see a parent encourage their little girl to do things the boys traditionally do like get dirty. Times are changing. I've said jokingly "don't blame me, blame your parents" All through my youth my parents bought my siblings and I what ever sporting equiptment we wanted. They said that they would rather buy us a bike or a hockey stick than have us wandering bored and getting into trouble.
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05-11-2005, 01:25 PM #1
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05-11-2005, 09:41 PM #2
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thank goodness there are moms and dads out there that encourage their kids to do whatever they love!! (riding in the trees was not the only thing I was forbidden to do...heh) The rest of us just start out behind. Nothing a lot of focus and determination can't fix.
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