Help devising a “rite of passage”

[Anonymous]

Take her to the woods, hand her a .22 and a knife and tell her she's responsible for dinner

[Anonymous]

Write a letter to her to the effect of “welcome to the club” and place it near a statue or painting in a museum of another strong woman. Have her do a “great race” style activity to find the envelope. If you’re really ambitious, you could do multiple. The prize for being completing the event I s a locket or bracelet with “smith woman” engraved on it, which can be in the envelope (bit risky) or given at lunch afterwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Set a chicken lose in the backyard and tell her she has to catch it, a la' Rocky Balboa.

dp Where are they going to find a chicken in a week?

I'd say cook a meal or take the metro to Smithsonian or somewhere and back.

Tractor Supply sells them, plenty around the DC area. Or other farm options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I'd make it less of a test and more of a celebration. Take her out to lunch or a treat, and talk to her about the strong women you admire, both in and out of your family. There's nothing she has to do to become a Smith woman, she already has what she needs inside of herself, and whatever she does with her life, you're already proud of her.

Exactly this. Anything that smacks of a test or a trial is frankly obnoxious. This whole thing sounds a bit much, honestly.

[Anonymous]

Get white dresses and pass around a candle and recite the lyrics to "I Hope You Dance"

OR

just tell her all will be revealed during the 13th year but not necessarily on the 13th birthday.

[Anonymous]

Be sure to set her up to feel like garbage if:
1) She chooses not to have children
2) She cannot have children
3) She has a boy/boys and no daughters

[Anonymous]

Would love to hear more about this! Was she ever profiled in Washingtonian?

"...going from being the daughter of a poor farmer in the south to a “society doyenne” of Washington who was in the political inner circle for decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would love to hear more about this! Was she ever profiled in Washingtonian?

"...going from being the daughter of a poor farmer in the south to a “society doyenne” of Washington who was in the political inner circle for decades.

translation, gramma was smoking and caught a rich boy's eye