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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t believe that being fem negates being smart.  I have my PhD in statistics, am working in my field, and love makeup and feeling ::gasp:: pretty.  My daughter is 5 and loves princesses.  She is also bilingual, obsessed with doing math and puzzles.  So I guess, OP, you’re just not as open minded as you think you are.[/quote]
and even if your daughter didn't like math or hated puzzles or was monolingual....THAT'S OK TOO! I get where people are going when they say stuff like this but I kind of hate when people feel the need to follow up their "my daughter likes princesses but she also likes [insert non-stereotypically feminine activity]" as if a girl needs to also like [insert non-stereotypically feminine activity] to be "ok" or to get those progressive points.

My daughter (now 22 and in her first year of graduate school to become a speech pathologist) loved princesses as a kid. She liked ballet. She had a learning disability in math. School never came easily for her- college was an uphill battle and grad school has been so far, too. She's always been interested in hair, makeup, fashion, and shopping (you should see the girl thrift!). She's shy and can be emotional and doesn't have a big personality. She's a natural with kids and loves to babysit (still!). Everything about her is a "girly girl." And that's 100% OK. [/quote]

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