week 4 response to

Prom night is historically infamous for a lot of young mistakes. We always associate it with doing rebellious things just because the kids are beginning to make that transition into young adulthood. It’s almost like our culture’s coming of age ceremony but with manicures and sweet flavored alcohol. So I kind of get the parent mentality that says we want to protect our daughter from getting into any kind of trouble because we know this is a high risk night for teenagers. Of course I don’t have any children so I have no idea how it would feel to be in this position but it seems to me that I would have the same amount of trust in all of my children regardless of their gender. Women have long played the part of the baby sister that needs protecting and it’s understandable for any caretaker to want to shield their child. But I believe that boys and girls are both at risk for different peer pressure and that if you raise an assertive child they will most likely handle themselves in bad situations. I can see both sides, you want to protect your baby but you want to be fair about your ruling. Perhaps women are sometimes physically weaker than males in some situations but I believe it runs on a case by case basis and each child is capable of doing different things. It was nice of you to work your Mom over a little bit because you are absolutely right. She’ll never have the opportunity to learn if you don’t let her feel it out for herself.