I Do Not Want My Daughter to Be ‘Nice’

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1. Absolutely

I really like this. We were programed in the 60' s to be nice, compliant, submissive, and demure. It makes you a doormat for abuse. I like the idea of forming a foundation on competence and good self esteem.

I was talking to a girlfriend on the phone this weekend and she told me about her first day of Catholic school. The nun started right in about heaven and Hell and they were all instructed to get out of their seats and kneel on the floor by their desks, have their hands folded in prayer, heads down, and not to look up, when the priest entered the class room. The indoctrination into submitting to male dominance and authority started very early for a lot of us from that era.


I'm glad the mom in this story is helping make it different.