Gender Socialization: How I Became A Girl

How I Became A "Girl" I, as a human being, am a parasite. I am continuously latching on and feeding off that which surrounds me. When my available resources have been used up, I move on--alike most of the members of today's Western society. I mean this in such context of my mothers' breast, which from my day of birth, I used, until no longer could it supply for me what I needed to grow …

…type of pressure that must concern us. Yes, males and females should be boys and girls. There must be a separation to ensure the growth and continuation of our species. What I must consider is how I choose to handle the pressures that are placed upon me. It is not our society that has potential to corrupt me but only myself and the way I choose to deal with the obstacles placed in my path.