"Girls had it good. They got to stay indoors. Boys had to run around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh, fighting wars for made up reasons, while girls played with dolls, creating complex family groups and learning how to solve problems through negotiation and role playing. Which gender is better equipped, on the whole, to live an adult life, would you guess?"
~ Garrison Keillor
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N.B. ~ While searching for a picture to go with this story I found the link below (painful reading). Playing with toy guns has never seemed 'harmless fun' to me. If you have time please take a look (HQ)-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/feb/06/iraq.topstories3
~ Garrison Keillor
N.B. ~ While searching for a picture to go with this story I found the link below (painful reading). Playing with toy guns has never seemed 'harmless fun' to me. If you have time please take a look (HQ)-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/feb/06/iraq.topstories3
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