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I know. I'm not offended about talking about anatomy like that, but I think it would have probably been a good choice to have edited that out, just out of respect for her. Those were her personal thoughts while she was going through puberty. Come on, people.
To me the best part of reading the diary when I was that age was realizing Anne wasn't so different from me or other kids I knew. I think this paragraph is good because all kids go through something like this whether they admit it later or not.
And yet I can understand that the junior Ms Horalek would have squirmed and wished herself elsewhere when this was read in class. We live in a society in which young women are taught to be ashamed of the changes that their bodies undergo at puberty – to be secretive about them, and even to pretend that they don't exist. Breasts, the minute they bud, are strapped into harnesses, and the nipples disguised from view. Period paraphernalia must be discreet, with advertisers routinely boasting that their tampons look enough like sweets to circumvent the social horror of discovery. For my generation, removal of post-pubescent hair on the legs and underarms was mandatory. For Ms Horalek's generation, it is mandatory for pubic hair too. Anne writes: "When you're standing up, all you see from the front is hair. Between your legs there are two soft, cushiony things, also covered with hair, which press together when you're standing, so you can't see what's inside." How must reading this feel for pubescent girls who've already internalised the message that they must spend the rest of their lives maintaining the illusion that their body hair doesn't exist.
This media event should do more than teach us that there are laughably prudish parents out there. It should encourage us to reflect on why, when confronted with the reality of the female body and female sexuality, girls can be made to feel uncomfortable.
it is weird that a young girl could write about her tootie in such a mature way. sounds to me like whoever translated this work into English put their own twist on it. that being said, these are high school kids reading this not kindergartners right?
it is weird that a young girl could write about her tootie in such a mature way. sounds to me like whoever translated this work into English put their own twist on it. that being said, these are high school kids reading this not kindergartners right?
7th grade..12-13 years old. And yeah, I agree with you on the translation twist.
Either way, a 12-13 year old should know the proper names for body parts. What is shocking about discussing bodies?
My 8 year old knew the proper names for his body parts in pre k.
Because everyone does not parent the same.
Everyone is not you.
Tolerate the difference rather than bash that you are right and they are wrong.
Parenting does not follow a strict mold and children do not all mature at the same age.
Because everyone does not parent the same.
Everyone is not you.
Tolerate the difference rather than bash that you are right and they are wrong.
Parenting does not follow a strict mold and children do not all mature at the same age.
What is wrong with children knowing the proper names of body parts?
That is basic biology.
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