I
watched short clip recently on what it meant to run like a girl. It
felt like it broke my heart.
What
does ‘running like a girl’ mean to you?
I
asked my daughter, my brave smart 5 year old how to run like a girl.
She zoomed off, little arms pumping and legs pounding, fast as she
could. “That’s how you run like a girl.” And it was. Fast and
strong, feeling your heart pumping in your chest.
Being
a girl is great. When did we lose the surety of the 5 year old? Every
5 year old girl knows that being a girl is great, that boys are not
stronger, not better. Running like a girl is something to be proud
of; it means trying hard, being yourself, enjoying moving, plaits
bobbing as you run.
Mummy
runs like a girl, she runs far and fast. Wanting her 5 year old
daughter to ALWAYS be proud of running like a girl.
We’re
reclaiming the phrase. From now on in our house, to run like a girl
means to be awesome, to be proud of being like a girl, of running
like a girl. It’s a positive phrase, a strong phrase.
Daddy
wishes he could run like a girl too.
