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Four thoughts sprung to mind when I read this piece:
1. I really need to make a contribution to Girls, Inc. If the whole American Girls mess didn't convince me, this piece did--that strong, independent women need to be encouraged and supported virtually from the womb.
2. Remember that e-mail chain letter about the 1950s tips for housewives ("Greet him at the door wearing a martini and nothing else")? Goddess, help us, such Dark Ages mentality never went away, it just lived at an undisclosed location for a while.
3. Maureen Dowd's excellent response to a mother of a 23-year-old intelligent, independent woman, saying she shouldn't "settle for less" (a man who wouldn't love her for who she is) when seeking a life partner.
4. Thank goodness I'm a lesbian in a happy, monogamous marriage (we call it that even if legally it's just a "civil union") and don't have to directly put up with Adams & Co.'s "helpful", sexist/anti-women/anti-men hints!
