Girl Power

I'm all for equality and believe that boys and girls are all capable of the same things. Sure, there tend to be stereotypical tendencies and preferences within a given gender but they can all accomplish the goals that they select.

Does anyone remember "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" on the 4th Thursday of April? When did it become "Take Your Child to Work Day"? Did some boy get hurt feelings? Surely there is a support group somewhere for him. What was wrong with having a day just for our daughters? After all, life isn't always about YOU. You don't give all your kids presents when one of them has a birthday, do you?

And what happened to Dora the Explorer? She was a great explorer. She was given a goal, broke it into 3 smaller steps, and celebrated with the "We Did It" song and dance after she completed her mission. With her sidekick, Boots the monkey, and her trusty backpack, she could accomplish anything. Enter Diego, her cousin. My assumption is that the marketing department felt that they were unable to capitalize on half of the preschool population before they added him to the show. But this action lost my significant purchase power because she was perfectly fine without her male counterpart. Boots was already a boy.

Coming soon: Parent's Day to replace Mother's Day and Father's Day - to be held the 4th Sunday of May, a day that will keep everybody happy.