Every Friday Kallie's teacher takes the whole class out to play soccer, girls vs boys. Parents are allowed to play so several weeks ago I showed up. I wasn't really playing hard, I just passed the ball around and tried to get everyone involved. Towards the end of the game the boys were winning and one of them said, "the girls always lose because boys are stronger than girls." This statement pissed me of a little but I turned around and saw all the girls with their heads down and I was infuriated. I started playing hard against these 7 year old boys but there wasn't enough time to catch up. The girls lost again and they walked away hanging their heads.
That statement made me angry, but it mainly upset me because I saw the impact it had on my daughter and her friends. These strong and confident girls were knocked down a bit that day. I was angry but I also know I probably said the sane thing as a kid.
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