Girl - Victoria Gonzalez

This is how you cook, and this is how you wash the plates; this is how you sweep the floor; this is how you mop the floor; you want your house to be clean, and somebody needs to know how to do it; this is how you put makeup on; this is how you stay in shape, because no man will love you if you are overweight; this is how you keep your cool, you do not want to be officious; this is how you follow orders; this is how to not give orders—you will not be bossy; this is how you sit properly—you are not a boy; this is how you smile at boys; this is how you interact with boys; this is how you act in front of boys; this is how you set the table for a meal; this is how you eat a meal; this is how you speak; this is how you laugh; this is what you can say and this is what you cannot say; this is how you smile; this is how you pose for a picture; this is how you walk and this is how you stand—like a girl, of course. You must treat everyone equally, but here are the people you do not have to treat equally; this is how you dress; this is the length of your dress; this is how you dance, and this is how you do not dance; remember your reputation is extremely important, it defines your value as a person; this is how you do a job, but not better than a man; this is how you will make a child; this is how you will carry a child; this is how you will raise a boy, and this is how you will raise a girl; but what if I do not want to raise a child?; you mean to say you do not want to serve the purpose of your existence?; no, but—; then this is how you will punish a son, and this is how will discipline a daughter; these are the opportunities you will show your son; these are the opportunities you will not show your daughter; this is how you let a son become a man; this is how you teach a daughter to become a woman; this is how you show love to a daughter and this is how you show love to a son; this is how you tell your daughter everything will be alright; this is how you teach a son to make everything alright; but why can’t she learn how to make everything alright?; you mustn’t know then, that otherwise she won’t have a chance; and you mustn’t know then, that for a daughter, nothing will be ever be alright.