adrienne

I just spent an hour in target buying things for my daughter’s freshman dorm. The dichotomy between the I-don’t-even-know-what-to-call-it-section  - toiletries, self care, personal hygiene, whatever- for girls vs boys is totally freaking me out. 

It’s a 12:1 aisle ratio. Twelve aisles of skin care, hair care, makeup, and more, marketed to girls, to a single aisle marketed to guys.

What is happening? I’m counting the cumulative time girls are wasting choosing products. Someone tell me I’m wrong to be depressed?

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Thank you 🙏 I feel mildly better now. Do you have daughters too?

My girls care enough about all that, but it doesn’t rule their lives. As long as they get good grades, pursue STEM (my rule 😝) in college, work a part time job, do something athletic, and are kind and compassionate, (or at least some combo of the list) I say they can do whatever else pleases them.