| Wow. This hits close to the core. We held the rep for the best parties in the neighborhood through my oldest daughter's 13th b'day. Everyone always came. To this day, no boy has asked her out.
She asked a boy she's known since kindergarten to her senior prom this year. I know his parents well having served with them in various PTA and extracurricular functions throughout the years. They are both former Peace Corps and well-traveled, particularly on the African continent. The boy accepted, but a week or two later, she "uninvited" him - noting as her reason: she felt like a charity case.
As the leader of our area's first African-American Girl Scout troop (diversified about 4 years ago), I know dozens of black girls. Oddly, I don't know a single black boy my daughter's age. Worse, the few boys of color in her classes are all biracial, and have chosen to date on the lighter end of the color spectrum. My gorgeous daughter (dark smooth skin, gorgeous smile, long hair, great figure) has, in the occasional weak moment, asked me whether she is hideous. This is the same girl who has been stopped twice by modeling agents, and graced the cover of a kid's magazine.
Let's talk of brighter things.
What do y'all think -- my oldest has been irritating the heck out of me of late. Since landing a full ride, she's assumed that we "owe" her a portion of the savings, and has been finding ways to spend it. I say she should GET A JOB! What say you? Should the kids work while at school? |