Don’t cry like GIRLS!
Often boys are told this. Just one sentence that has such a heavy and dark meaning to it. Are we are telling our boys that girls are weak? Are we telling are girls that they are not strong enough?
This is such a sexist statement, that girls and boys often grow up listening to. Aren’t we not preparing our generations to become what we ourselves criticize. Telling the boys that they can man handle the girls when they want to. Assuring the girls that they always need someone to protect them.
We don’t realize but many things that we put into the minds of our children leads to changes in the society. It’s all on us how to raise them. Whether we want to nurture them with good practices or we want to lead them to a weak and filthy future.
Somewhere deep down, when we give it a thought, we understand that such statements encourage the bigger problems to come challenge us in future. The dark reality of eve teasing and rapes starts to haunt us starting from the four walls.
I pledge not to raise my children with such sexist statements to contribute towards what little I can do for the society.
After all, it’s a matter of our children’s future!
This is really great post Didi. 🙂
Even I’m in support of this, I was so afraid of crying earlier when I was little kid. But as soon as I analysed how things work, that it is ok to cry when you want to. Recently, The Kite Runner made me cry a lot. And that’s perfectly ok. It tells me that I have a heart inside me. 🙂
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It is indeed healthy to cry some times… I am so glad you liked the post
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More powah tooya. Great post, bless you for it. Intuitive.
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Thanks a lot!!
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Merited
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How glad I am that still there are women like yoy in this world. Each line is agreed. Keep showing this enthusiasm. Also, i posted something new on my blog. Gotta excited for your thoughts?
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Sure my love!!! Will check it out
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Thanks.😊
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this broke my heart
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Aww… isnt it sad
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yes
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So glad to read your thoughts on this .. I strongly always oppose to this whenever I hear anyone using this line .. It’s a derogatory remark against all women . High time people be a little thoughtful and change their mindsets .
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Yes Tina… i am so glad you support… these kind of statements being passed consciously or subconsciously always prepare a.mindset for tomorrow.. and thats too dangerous
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So True – So True.
We don’t realize but many things that we put into the minds of our children leads to changes in the society. It’s all on us how to raise them. Whether we want to nurture them with good practices or we want to lead them to a weak and filthy future.
So True.
But humanity still carries on the century old tradition, we seem to live life copying the old , never challenging it, and frankly on AUTO Pilot. Autopilot not think the consequences of today on tomorrow. Just follow what your parents did. Luckily, I have a mum who is so not like that,nor was her dad. Born in the 1940 she has a degree – but she did have to get married early and then it was all lost, but dad was great and she even made him excel in her forward thinking. Even after dad past away 23 year ago she carried on working then moved to do volunteer work. She only worked in shops whilst dad was alive so she could take care of us. She learnt MS Word from me, she learnt to drive, and now after two heart attacks and pace maker she has learnt how to do data entry into an accounts package called sage. I am so lucky. But – i see in my peers they follow the traditions of their may be not so educated parents and – it is the same ole lazyness which is so sad.
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First of all I must say that you are so lucky to have her… How inspiring she could be… just wow… pay my regards to her… and yes, coming back to the autopilot, you are so right about that… its like we follow whats set without questioning.. its the laziness of the mind that refuses to think and takes us towards the dangers in the society
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I know I am so lucky to have my mum. Dad was beautiful to. Mum is so clever even now. I know we don’t have much but we have each other.
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Having each other is the most valuable thing.. i am.also lucky to have my mother by my side.. she is one powerful woman i know…
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Happy for you to have a great mom to
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Thank you so much
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We can’t stop anyone’s emotions, cry, laugh etc are forms of emotions and when we are equal then why not to share these emotions. Crying is healthy. 😀
Also when you’re sad just give a try and CRY!! 🙂
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Crying is healthy my love, we must cry… and we surely should not pass such comments to create a certain kind of mindset in our society
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I wish this world will be a very happy place for everyone.
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we are unnecessarily feeding some wrong images into the minds of kids. And it being at this young age, they readily absorbs all those words they hear. And it is the parents mistake as they are creating the wrong impression in their kids..
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You are right my Dear Akhila…
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