Gender!

This past week we have been talking about gender. The question was raised, "should we raise our boys more like girls?" i think we should raise our children individually. I don't think boys should be treated like girls or the other way around. we shouldn't be so hard on the boys but we shouldn't treat them like girls. We came to earth each having a divine nature and destiny according to the Proclamation to the World.

Another thing that was an interesting thought was, "what do you think would be different if you were born into this world as the opposite gender as you? what would be different?" My reply to that was, if I were a boy instead of a girl i think growing up would have been much different. My sister and I would have gotten along better because she hated how girly I was. I would have been treated less "kind" or "spoiled."I probably would have been more aggressive and that would have caused harsh relationships between my parents and myself. I would be very irrational.

We compared the natural tendencies of men and women - women are more nurturing, cooperative, detail oriented, express emotions, and more open. men are more aggressive/protective, competitive, spatial, action based, analytical, task oriented, and reserved. we talked about how the differences between men and women complete each other and how when you combine these attributes you get something so much better than the original. Two is better than one, when you get a woman with her qualities and a man with his qualities and put them together in harmony, they both are able to accomplish more than if they were separate!