W_D, I really enjoyed your essay!

I was brought up to believe that women shouldn't get a free pass for being the so-called "weaker sex," that we are not weaker, and that I needed to be tough and a "good sport." No whining allowed! I didn't have to do much of that kind of teaching with my daughter, since she had three older brothers to cope with.
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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view--E. Abbey