Comments on: Lessons for Girls, number one: Anger

By: Roadside Paintbrush

Roadside Paintbrush — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:37:10 +0000

This was a joy and I knew I was grownup when I realized I had a right to be angry about what was going on. Some want to brain wash a person when they don’t like hearing what they hear. Because they are rationalizing that they are calmer so therefore; they in denial; are completely in the right; when its possible the angered person frustration beyond holding in order for the understanding of extent of pain that is occuring. So then it is labeled into somekind of negative diagnosis. When one is getting angry and no injury is occuring. There’s a reason some counseling sessions allow discussion of what that is and why, writing a note of anger and burning it in flames! or to yell as loud as possible or to have a closet to go into grrrring! with clenching fist for a time. Clio! yes, Thank you!
Roadside Paintbrush

By: Lessons for Girls, number one: Anger : Historiann : History and sexual politics, 1492 to the present

Thu, 19 May 2011 16:43:05 +0000

[...] too, if my sitemeter is to be trusted). As some of you longtime readers may remember, “Anger” was the first contribution to what became a fun series a few years ago, Lessons for Girls. [...]

By: Professor Zero

Professor Zero — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:50:12 +0000

Once again: what a good post this is.

By: Lessons for Girls 7: It’s okay if not everyone likes you | Geeky Mom

Lessons for Girls 7: It’s okay if not everyone likes you | Geeky Mom — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:38:41 +0000

[...] I think understanding that not everyone is going to like you leads to other positive actions along the lines of what the other bloggers have written about. One is able to opt out of bad situations and arguments (a la Dr. Crazy); one starts to trust your own instincts instead of someone else’s; it means you don’t have to feel sorry for someone and try to save them; it is a step toward independence; it means not apologizing for who you are; and it means, it’s okay to get angry. [...]

By: Friday round-up: police state a-go-go, yee-haw! : Historiann : History and sexual politics, 1492 to the present

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:39:41 +0000

[...] to understand here–it’s just a simple misunderstanding among friends and neighbors! Why do we always have to be so angry all of the time? Don’t we get it that we’d make so many more profeminist/antiracist converts if we [...]

By: Vade Mecum feminista « Diario de un padre

Vade Mecum feminista « Diario de un padre — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:55:25 +0000

[...] Rabia. “Girls are subjected to an impressive load of anti-anger propaganda”. (Las chicas [...]

By: Two more lessons for girls: you can say no, and don’t peak early : Historiann : History and sexual politics, 1492 to the present

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:02:28 +0000

[...] real friends will understand. Users are the only ones who will be angry. (And remember Lesson Number One, girls: It’s okay to make other people angry.”) Pretty wise for a nineteen year-old, [...]

By: attack_laurel

attack_laurel — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:09:58 +0000

I love this post (and all the other Lessons for Girls)! I’ve been a person who has struggled with intense emotion and the requirement to be sweet and placating all my life, and I’ve ditched the “sweet placating” requirement without a shred of guilt in the past ten years or so.

Learning that it was okay to make people angry was life-changing for me. (As was letting go of romantic fantasies – one of my major life lessons: hope you don’t mind me linking!)

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:39:59 +0000

http://disclosuresofadirtyfeminist.blogspot.com/2009/05/lessons-for-girls-you-can-say-no.html

Here’s the link. Thanks!

By: Historiann

Historiann — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:33:05 +0000

Tiffany–good one. Go for it, and then link back here so that I can update the list.