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text 2014-05-30 06:03
The Curse of the Good Girl: I've read 3%.
The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence - Rachel Simmons

3% in and I'm already highlighting and wanting to quote every damn line! 

 

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quote 2014-05-22 23:40
The Curse of the Good Girl erodes girls' ability to know, say, and manage a complete range of feelings. It urges girls to be perfect, giving them a troubled relationship to integrity and failure. It expects girls to be selfless, limiting the expression of their needs. It demands modesty, depriving girls of permission to commit to their strengths and goals. It diminishes assertive body language, quieting voices and weakening handshakes. It reaches across all areas of girls' lives: in their interactions with boys and other girls, at school, at home and in extracurricular life. The Curse of the Good Girl cuts to the core of authentic selfhood, demanding that girls curb the strongest feelings and desires that form the patchwork of a person.
The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence - Rachel Simmons

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quote 2014-03-13 16:52
Silence is deeply woven into the fabric of the female experience.
Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls - Rachel Simmons

This is so painfully true on a personal level I teared up when I first read it. 

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text 2014-03-12 20:53
Reading progress update: I've read 124 out of 412 pages.
Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls - Rachel Simmons

"Consider birthdays. "You measure how much a person actually cares by which form of communication they use," Samantha told me. "Acquaintances will write on my [Facebook] wall. A friend will text me. A best friend will call." When Samantha's best friend texted her late in the day on her birthday, she was hurt. "It kind of makes you feel like an afterthought." With girls constantly connected, they may judge and dissect even the timing of a message."

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text 2014-03-12 20:46
Reading progress update: I've read 123 out of 412 pages.
Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls - Rachel Simmons

Even when she needs a break from the drama, Facebook’s live-feed format is relentless, telling all. “You don’t even have to stalk,” Samantha told me. “Facebook does the stalking for you.”

 

 

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