Grief - AKA, You cannot win

As parents, we are trying to stay current and understand and monitor what our daughters are doing on-line. This may be a sexist statement,  but boys can say anything. An example,  a friend's son's posting,

"On the sixth day of Hanukkah, my sister gave to me, 6 deep-throat blow jobs."

Everyone says, He's a pervert," but they laugh. Our girls say that, they become Jenna Jamison. So the double standard is alive.

I ran into a friend and her daughter the other day and we talked about what she was doing (Boston College grad) and where she was headed. (Taking her MCAT for medical school) Then her mom said. Yeah, our friends say, "Why don't you try to be a nurse?" The three of us look at each other in dismay?

I asked her if she had an on-line profile and she said "No." I tell her " You can create your own website and present your accomplishments for when you apply to grad school."

Our daughters need to know how to do this. Otherwise, they end up subservient to a man's career.

Grief comes from every direction. Stand by your girls. Refuse to let it in. Everyone tries to negate your daughter's position. Try to not let that happen.

It's a  new world, and not in a good way.

You may think I am being negative, but this is the reality our girls face from kindergarten till employment and beyond.

Envision for them everything -  a great job, a fantastic family, a terrific husband and respect for you.