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NullTuples

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6. Or we could work toward "girl" encompassing everything

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 07:34 PM

Jul 2021

from pink dresses & dolls to jeans & tree climbing.

Why saddle girls (or boys, or non binary kids) with expectations of how to properly perform their gender?

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I see these and feel hope for future generations of girls and women [View all] irisblue Jul 2021 OP

Right on! Go girls! Walleye Jul 2021 #1

Yes!!! Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #2

While my childhood is from decades past, I'm glad I was encourged to climb trees and do hlthe2b Jul 2021 #3

My wife comes from a family of four girls. Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #5

Or we could work toward "girl" encompassing everything NullTuples Jul 2021 #6

After decades of expectations of pink princesses, I'd say you answered your own question hlthe2b Jul 2021 #7

You go, Girl!!!! GeoWilliam750 Jul 2021 #4