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November 26, 2009
Girl Power
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---- "I'm not sure. What do you think?" was my coy reply. "Well Kyle in my class says that boys are tougher than girls," she said, looking up from her cereal. "Is that true?" "I think I could fight Kyle and win. I'm sure that I could just go up to him and kick him, and he would probably start crying, and then I would win the fight." "Oh?" "Yes. But if he tried to kick me - " At this point she leaps off of her chair, and proceeds to mimic a boy delivering a kick. I stifle my laughter and just nod. " - then I would just grab his leg like this... (she demonstrates) ...and turn it and then push him to the ground and sit on him. Then I would win the fight again." "I see. So girls are tougher than boys?" "No, " she reflects, "some girls aren't tough. And some boys aren't either. So I guess it depends. Some times girls are tougher, and some times boys are tougher." "Sure, that sounds fair." And with a serious look on her face, she delivers the final blow: "But I could fight Kyle and win." Posted by Hammer at November 26, 2009 03:50 PM |
This morning over breakfast, my youngest daughter (who is now 7) asked if I thought that boys were tougher than girls. I paused before answering, wondering where this was going...If you enjoyed this article, you may want to read more in the Current Thoughts category.
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