How often have I heard this phrase!.. I remember once at school, on September 1st, I had a cold and was coughing. But it was so uncomfortable for me to cough in the first desk and interrupt the teacher that I sat and restrained myself. My face is red, my eyes are out, but I'm a girl! You need to behave yourself.
I remember it now with a sense of shock.. I probably spent the entire period of my studies with this phrase, such a "correct", "good girl". But it wasn't me. I forgot what I was like)
Once, while talking to my father, I asked, "Dad, what was I like when I was little?"
And what was my surprise when he told me how fearless and determined I was. I fell off the swing, said "Shoot" and climbed back up when the girls nearby fell and sobbed.
I'm still looking for this fearless little man in myself, in a girl who has been taught for many years to be comfortable for others, but not for herself.
I hope this story and picture will give you something to think about and help you find a path to yourself.
