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Tag: pressure

September 22, 2015

Girls Do THIS, not THAT

Lately, H (9 year old girl twin) has been struggling with what it means to be a girl. Traditional gender roles don’t appeal to her. She doesn’t like pink. She rarely wears dresses. She loves to skateboard and she has the trendiest short hair cut that’s ever graced a 9 year old’s head. She could easily…

Be the Change, Blogger Girl, Blogging, boys, boys vs Girls, Dorks, Geeks, Hair, Nerds, women

9 year old twins, America, be the change, believe in yourself, boys, children, expectations, falling down, gender roles, girls, girls can, girls can’t, kids, power, pressure, skateboarding, stereotypes, world
September 30, 2014

Great Expectations

When a woman hits a certain age range, there are expectations that come along with it. Not only from culture but from friends and family. It used to make me mad, jaded, resentful and feel like I wasn’t enough. Yes, I’m over 30 and no, I’m not married. And sometimes that baffles people. They think…

Dating, Dorks, Fashion, Geeks, Life, Love, Men, Nerds, Web Series, women

dating, expectations, family, friends, happiness, love, marriage, men, over 30, pressure, settling down, society, web series, weddings, women