Whenever I entrust my daughter to be a "good girl", I cringe inside. It falls from the mouth without thinking, as if the greatest compliment you can give a child.
But it is not. It's a curse and has the potential to follow throughout his life.
Good girls live in the unwritten expectations that must be compatible and self-sacrifice to be helpful - especially if they are hot enough to supply the world with candy.
Good girls grow up believing that their needs, feelings and goals are secondary to those of others. They are perfectionists party, modest, without conflict, nice people.
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Too often become good wives who bear the burden of housework without complaint, good employees who do not speak at meetings for fear of hitting a flashy sales guy and good mothers who can not attend to their needs without feeling guilt and self-flagellation.
But it is not. It's a curse and has the potential to follow throughout his life.
Good girls live in the unwritten expectations that must be compatible and self-sacrifice to be helpful - especially if they are hot enough to supply the world with candy.
Good girls grow up believing that their needs, feelings and goals are secondary to those of others. They are perfectionists party, modest, without conflict, nice people.
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Too often become good wives who bear the burden of housework without complaint, good employees who do not speak at meetings for fear of hitting a flashy sales guy and good mothers who can not attend to their needs without feeling guilt and self-flagellation.
