Girls and Boys

I went to dinner with Ariel last night and she gave me a poster that I love that was apparently adapted from a poem by Nancy R. Smith and this is what it says:

For every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.

For every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything, there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence.

For every girl who is tired of being called over-sensitive, there is a boy who fears to be gentle, to weep.

For every boy for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity, there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes.

For every girl who throws out her E-Z-Bake oven, there is a boy who wishes to find one.

For every boy struggling not to let advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry's attacks on her self-esteem.

For every girl who takes a step toward her liberations, there is a boy who finds the way to freedom a little easier.

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who wanted an E-Z-Bake oven. Wait, I wasn't the only one, right??