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Postings are no longer accepted on this board. Feel free to read through these thoughts shared by others.
Mon, Nov 08 3:04:49 PM (PT)
From Gail in Half Moon Bay :
My greatest hope is that you will grow into a woman who is kind, honest and strong.
Mon, Nov 08 9:16:05 PM (PT)
From Bill in San Francisco :
Be who you are - not what society tells you 'you should be'. The greatest joy in life is being who you are and what you are; forging your own identity. It's the thing humans crave most - yet the thing most of us fear.
Fight the fear.
This is what I want to tell my children - about women, about men, about humanity.
Mon, Nov 08 10:54:25 PM (PT)
From Monica in Hayward :
Women are equal. We deserve and are entitled to be treated equal. Women are not subservient, second-class citizens. Women need to be independent and strong! Women must express their desires and overcome the fear.
Mon, Nov 08 11:42:18 PM (PT)
From Sharon :
Even though I do not have children, though hope to someday, I feel that it is so important to instill in young girls a feeling of strong self-worth, an inner peace that they themselves are special and have a voice all their own. Too many girls, even in today's modern, high-tech society, believe that they are less than. I would tell my young daughter that she is so much more and to be true to her calling, whatever that may be.
Tue, Nov 09 12:03:54 AM (PT)
From S. Maple in SF :
I make sure every child I come in contact with knows that my needs, and their needs, are human needs, and that they and I were destined to be members of our human species *before* we had a gender. Human needs include fulfilling work for our own bread, as much education as we want and are capable of, and full expression of the love and genius within each of us. No social restrictions that limit our fulfillment of these basic human needs are valid restrictions. They must be struggled against by all of us as part of our duty to our human family. I have found that children have a valuable part in that struggle, and often take great pride in contributing what they can. I let them know that I am proud of them, too.
S. Maple
Mon, Nov 15 8:41:59 PM (PT)
From Susan Connick-Hirtz in Santa Rosa :
I want my daughter and granddaughters to know that they are important and valuable to this planet and have a role to fill in assisting those they share it with. They need to understand they didn't get here without those who came before and they have an obligation to those who come after them to be independent, strong and capable just as our feminist leaders were and are. I want them to be as aware of the human rights of all women all over the world as of their own.
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