tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077075126044741218.post2767499636529333549..comments2023-11-02T09:29:02.607-04:00Comments on Lost In Holland: Sometimes You Just Gotta StunUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077075126044741218.post-53280252888270626952010-09-07T21:03:34.174-04:002010-09-07T21:03:34.174-04:00great post- and i love the photos with great big g...great post- and i love the photos with great big gobs of color and loveMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077075126044741218.post-80431512323315174232010-08-22T21:12:58.500-04:002010-08-22T21:12:58.500-04:00WONDERFUL photos, thank you! Oh, and what Elizabet...WONDERFUL photos, thank you! Oh, and what Elizabeth said, but she said it so much better.Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077075126044741218.post-47407777889965289962010-08-22T19:36:11.958-04:002010-08-22T19:36:11.958-04:00Amen, sista. LOVE this.
And your girls are lovel...Amen, sista. LOVE this. <br /><br />And your girls are lovely inside and out - it's plain to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077075126044741218.post-65232154955019286192010-08-22T14:35:49.494-04:002010-08-22T14:35:49.494-04:00I read a little about this in Barbara Kingsolver&#...I read a little about this in Barbara Kingsolver's <i>Small Wonder</i>. She at first was not too fond of buying her daughter a Barbie doll, since she was worried that she'll grow up thinking that she HAS to be pretty and girlie. But she heard her daughter was talking to a friend saying "my mom won't let me have a barbie," and then welcomed Barbie into the family.<br /><br />I think that as a whole, even if gender roles are completely abolished, the majority of girls are probably still going to prefer "feminine" things because it is part of genetic makeup.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559050484005593112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077075126044741218.post-42037587006848615182010-08-22T14:05:06.230-04:002010-08-22T14:05:06.230-04:00Wonderful post -- and I'm struck by its simila...Wonderful post -- and I'm struck by its similarity with the dilemma women who have boys face -- the dilemma of aggression and rough play and toy guns. I have to believe that so much is innate and that our job as mothers is to support and build upon those innate qualities, helping to make sure that they manifest positively...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com