Anonymous
09/29/2022 17:00
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
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
Anonymous
09/29/2022 16:57
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
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.
"...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
09/29/2022 16:56
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
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
1) She chooses not to have children
2) She cannot have children
3) She has a boy/boys and no daughters
Anonymous
09/29/2022 16:55
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
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
09/29/2022 16:55
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
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
09/29/2022 16:51
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
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
09/29/2022 16:49
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
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
09/29/2022 16:41
Subject: Help devising a “rite of passage”
Take her to the woods, hand her a .22 and a knife and tell her she's responsible for dinner