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redqueen

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1. Society teaches women that their power is their looks.

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 12:12 PM

Jan 2012

We can teach our kids many things, but at some point they pull away, and their parents' influence starts to matter less, and the opinions of their peers, as well as the messages from society, start to matter more.

Holding a grudge not against an individual, but against an entire sex (all men are x, all women are y) because of some experience with one individual is another thing that is reinforced by society.

We all have to do the best we can with our own children, but it is adults who are sending all these messages.

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mothers of daughters.... [View all] seabeyond Jan 2012 OP

Society teaches women that their power is their looks. redqueen Jan 2012 #1

true that and i really shake kids off hip. i have no desire to be it for the boys. seabeyond Jan 2012 #4

Yep... redqueen Jan 2012 #5

For both young men and young women, MineralMan Jan 2012 #2

this is not really about my son and i. or my part in it. it is an example seabeyond Jan 2012 #3

Interesting to think about. MadrasT Jan 2012 #6

same house, same parents.... did they call her on it? did they discuss it with her? seabeyond Jan 2012 #7

Well honestly... MadrasT Jan 2012 #12

then i take back ALL that i assumed. thanks for the post. still like the conversation seabeyond Jan 2012 #13

Happily married, a pack of children, good job as a nurse... MadrasT Jan 2012 #14

Yep, definitely not the parents... redqueen Jan 2012 #8

what do you mean, lol, it isnt about the parent. they rewarded the girls manipulation. seabeyond Jan 2012 #9

They weren't actively and consciously teaching or condoning the behavior. redqueen Jan 2012 #10

hence, my post.... MAMAs with daughters, PLEASE.... seabeyond Jan 2012 #11