So it turns out that having a yard, and being by the park, has inspired a whole new activity for the kids… bug hikes!<\/p>\n
The kids went out yesterday, and found a mole in the woods. They look for spiders, ants, bees, and anything else that crawls. Genevieve is totally into it too which is great. Amelia is the one requesting it, but they’re both really into it.<\/p>\n
And that’s where my dilemma begins…<\/p>\n
Amelia is asking to go on bug hikes. I’m really excited that she’s into nature & biology. Hopefully this turns into a life long love for the sciences. It’s too early to say, but it’s definitely a start. And yet, I don’t want to be excited just because my daughter is into bugs. I want to be excited absolutely.<\/p>\n
And so if I celebrate her pushing for bug hikes… am I exacerbating stereotypes about girls not being into science? Does chasing bugs count as science? Is the fact that a girl is into dirt busting a stereotype?<\/p>\n
Maybe I’m just thinking about it too much…<\/p>\n
Forget it, let’s just go on a bug hike, and we’ll worry about the social implications when the time comes \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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