I definitely want to do better by DD.

Oh, this. So much. This drives SO much of our parenting. My DH and I mirror your family's growing-up experiences, Mana. Along with

"Well, of course the boys are FLATTERED if a girl makes the effort to seem interested. But you have to let them win-- no boy likes to be beaten by a girl."

"A college degree was fine, because you're a smart girl. But what do you want with graduate school?"

frown



I heard so many of those same things as a child. Definitely a group hug.


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.