I believe that as a female I have the ability to do anything that a male can. This may sound really “cheesy,” but I feel that if I don’t believe that, them I am only limiting my ability as a female and as a human being. My parents and my grandma have had the strongest influence on this idea. My parents raised me to believe that I could do anything if I set my mind to it and worked extremely hard. I understood it and have even taken that advice and used it. My grandma also gave me these ideas, but she was not there everyday to reinforce them. Instead, I heard her stories. She raised a family of seven kids and my grandpa is in a wheelchair and can’t do anything for himself. She has done so many things in her lifetime that people said that females couldn’t do. She was lucky that she had the encouragement of her father and she has been an excellent role model for me growing up.
Monday, April 20, 2009
April 20
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I really liked this blog, and I can definitely see how they would be your role models for determining gender. I don't think it's cheesy at all on how females can do anything men can. I agree with you, with only a modification. I think that women can do that, but both sexes should also develop what they are good at too, and not try to fight it like some feminists do (not all though, thats definitely not what I'm saying). Therefore, the spheres should be separate, but also overlapping in the middle. So i agree with you :)
That's awesome! Way to go! I was also brought up this way! Your grandma sounds like a very inspirational figure. I'm cetainly glad I've been raised this way, and I'm sure you are too. It opens up a lot of opportunities when you have enough confidence in yourself to know that you can do or try whatever you want, and there arn't any boundaries because of your sex.
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