Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for August 27, 2022

I would be pretty nice if everyone did

That pretty much sums it up. It doesn’t cost a think to be kind.

Today? Right… never girls used to think about this before.

Girls worry about looking pretty for the same reasons boys show off. The boy chases the girl until the girl catches him. This is how the future happens.

Aunty – when did young girls ever think your way?

“Pretty is as pretty does” – my Grandmother.

I think a lot of men and boys suffer from the same condition I’ve had since puberty: the more I like a girl, the better looking she gets.

Physical attractiveness may get me in the door, but it’s what she has inside that makes me want to stay.

Girls value being pretty because there is ample evidence presented to them daily that their value, as perceived by the public, which includes desirable men, is highly dependent on it. You can be the sweetest, smartest, most whatever guys say they are looking for, but unless you look good to them, they won’t be around long enough to find that out.

…and being pretty petty

They already tend to be. We just need to value it much more highly.

Trust me Aunty, it isn’t just girls these days. Superficiality seems to be the name of the game now.

Too many pretties to keep track of for todays ‘young’ girls…

It isn’t just young girls…it’s pretty much most of us…

Too many men trying to put them under their thumbs.

That’s not exclusive to today’s young girls.

Boys are expected to excel at one thing. Girls nowadays are expected to excel at everything:

Well smart shouldn’t really matter that much. Not everyone has the same capacity for intelligence. Common sense should be something to strive for. Think before you act type of thing. I have known people that were considered not very “smart” but had way more common sense then some people I met with a Phd. I enjoyed the company of the former way more than the latter. Plus the former never did anything stupid.

Kate worries about being pretty. Meghan takes care of the important stuff.

Wise words.