This lovely group of ladies are diverse in marital status, age, bra size...many ways in which we are "measured," but we are all strong, smart, dedicated and value our rights as modern women.
We came together to celebrate my birthday a few weeks ago, and conversations flowed as freely as the wine was poured: politics, children, lipstick, lost loves. The one point that brought us all together was the fear that our young girls are more concerned about the latest princess doll than exercising their freedoms.
We are not the first to be concerned that the generation that follows us has overly sexualized role models and that, for many young woman, they are judged by the size of their ass, not the expanse of their intellect. Women will always be perceived by appearance first, and most often our toughest critics are ourselves. I love all the trappings of being a woman, but at the end, I would rather be remembered and respected by what comes out of my mouth, not how it looked.
One point was worthy and insightful, and as a mother of three sons I take it very seriously. Is it up to the mothers of daughters to make them proud and independent or is it up to me to raise boys who respect women for their contributions and not their appearance? Perhaps both, what do you think?
