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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This could have happened with “bossy” girls too. I’d keep the boy vs girl out of the conversation and say can you help my daughter insert herself better into the process.[/quote]

+1 this has little to do with gender and much to do with personality. My son's teachers always said he got lost when seated with a table full of alpha girls or alpha boys.[/quote]

Really, calling music inferior b/c they are a bunch of little girls . . . seems exactly linked to gender. That should not have been allowed by the camp.[/quote]

Good grief.  Let it go.  You don't like it, tell the camp directors and don't send her back.

I agree with the others, it is likely that had it been three girls and one boy, you might have had similar results in reverse.

I understand equity and equality.  But, let's get real.  Boys and girls are different.  That doesn't mean they cannot work together or have shared interests.

When I was that age, my favorite genre was historic romantic novels.  My favorite movies were romantic comedies.  I had no interest at all in adventure films or science fiction.  Most of my friends were the same way.  DD loves adventure films and science fiction and fantasy.  DD would not have stood by and been dominated by boys--but some of her friends might have.

This is not the issue of the camp or the boys.   It is an issue with your DD.  Ask her about it..if she was okay with it, share your concerns--but, understand that she really might have been fine with it.  Don't make her a victim  Victimhood is not helpful.[/quote]

Nor is making excuses. You just spent most of your post excusing those boys' sexist behavior, and the camp's condoning it. THAT is the issue here. And it's not being a victim to say so. And really, you're pretty much a dick for saying that. [/quote]

Your poor child.[/quote]

Back at you, sweetie. [/quote]

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