Sunday, October 26, 2008
Parents instinctively talk to boys and girls differently; however, I believe that it goes past just instincts and reflects their own personal wants. Most fathers want their son to be interested in sports and be there little tough guy, but is this pushing conformity on the child? The world does not easily except change or admire differences and because of this most strive to conform to be accepted. It is understandable to why parents would try and teach children how to act to be accepted or well liked, but when does this go too far, are we forgetting embracing uniqueness? Do boys do certain things and act certain way in comparison to girls because of following others they look up to or is it encrypted in their DNA? I wonder if a group of boys and girls grew up together without the influence of others telling them how to act, if they would act what is characterized as a boy or girl.
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That was so interesting! Growing up I had a lot of influence by my brothers and my guy cousins whom I spent a lot of time with. I was always interested in playing sports with them and skateboarding. It wasnt until middle school that I started hanging out with girls a lot more and began acting more "girly." My parents never influenced how I should act in society- boy or girl I mean. I guess I'm lucky
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