Dear Dr. Laura,
My daughter, a typical annoying and dramatic teenager, asks me: "Mom, I need your help. I am writing an essay about the women 100 years ago vs. women today, and I cannot find the right words here."
She then quotes from her essay:
"... a hundred years ago women were taught to stay home and raise their children and care for their husbands, but today women ESCAPED this lifestyle and have become___________ ."
"Mom, can you please help me fill in the blank, mom? Mom?", she continued to plead with me. I cringed, then forced a smile. "Sure, dear. Here's what I would fill in the blank with:
"...but today women DETEST this lifestyle and have become ATROCIOUS FEMINIST PIGS".
My daughter's eyeballs popped out in disbelief and she storms out of the room. As she yelled,
"I am wasting my time asking you for help! All you do is to mock my essay!" I do not know what hurts me most here? My daughter's stance, attitude, not processing the words I filled her blanks with....or the influence that the society has over my daughter's education, beliefs and possibly, her future.
I closed my eyes to stop my tears and returned to my pot, stirring the pasta sauce with frustration and tears I couldn't hold. I smiled thinking that the sauce will be very salty. I love you for everything you are and do, my dear out of this world Lady Friend!
Very tight hugs,
Alex
P.S. "If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" - MJ
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