that's what are little girls made of...all things delightful. i think this is unfair. it creates an unreal expectation for girls to be meek, adorable, poised, and peppy. girls are expected to maintain a standard of social excellence that is in all honesty, crap. here's why...
snakes and snails and puppy dog tails. that's what little boys are made of. so from birth we give boys an excuse to be gross, scary, rowdy, and unkempt. this means their social demeanor can be all of the above and no one really cares...it's how they are made.
well i protest. i would like to be able to have just one day of nothing but snakes and snails behavior. one day when i could speak my mind without being held to the southern belle standard. one day when i could just honestly release all the poise i've been fighting to maintain.
why the sudden rush of bad attitude...well of course it was brought on by a snake, snail, and boy acting like a big ole tail.
i work in a profession dominated by the opposite sex. which is fine. no complaints. until it becomes time to communicate. my sugar and spice is never really understood and when i have a day where i want to be a big pile of snails i am always the bad guy. never mind the slug attitude i tolerate on a regular basis. it's a double standard and it is unfair.
i think i should be allowed to speak my mind like everyone else WITHOUT being labeled a buttface. i think i should get to act out when i don't get my way WITHOUT being labeled high maintanence. i think i should be able to be completely irresponsible for a day WITHOUT being labled unprepared. i mean my male counterparts get to do all of the above and the rationale...oh that's just how boys are.
well, boys, grow up. believe it or not you too get older every year. believe it or not you too have to be positive members of communities. believe it or not you won't always get your way and life is not always fair. so stop your bellyaching and stop promoting double standards. really it's not benificial to you either. do you always want to be viewed as a little immature just because you are male? do you want to be the second person asked to complete a task because no one thinks you will get it done? do you want to be thought inadequate? do you really want people to say "that's just how he is?" do you want to be described as being composed of snakes, snails and puppy dog tails? really? really! i think not.
so here's to boys, may they be more like girls. not in a creepy way but just enough. here's to boys, may they grow up, shape up, and get up off their rear ends because us girls are tired of pulling around your dead weight. and here's to boys, may they understand that i don't dislike them i just needed a few minutes of snake behavior.
12 years ago
