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[quote=Anonymous][quote]What's wrong with "girl" toys?  Honest question.  Are they somehow inferior?  I have plenty of "girl" toys for my boys because they like them better sometimes (the stroller, and the kitchen, for starters but also the purse because I always have a purse with me).  I hate this whole script of girl toys somehow being inferior and when someone tells a little girl she'll make a good mommy one day there has to be a reply that she will also make a good lawyer one day.  Like- fine- of course she might.  But the response seems to be under the assumption that being a mommy one day is somehow not enough, or lesser.  What the hell is wrong with being a mother???

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What’s even more funny about “the script” is that a girl is statistically more likely to be a mom than a lawyer (or any inserted single profession). Desiring children is natural for many people. So if DD talks about having children as she grows, does girl power mom tut-tut that and tell her no, really a professional life is what she needs? OP, let the daughter be and stop trying to micromanage and critique every instance of her existence. The grandparents sound loving. Don’t be cheap -by her the damn toys you want her to have yourself. You sound exhausting.
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+1 for both of the above.[/quote]

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