So I’m driving my kids along the backstreets in my neighborhood, and step on the gas a bit after turning a corner. I get my ‘zippy car’ up to 32 mph and then back off on the accelerator as there is somewhat of an incline. By the time I crested the hill I was back under the 25 mph speed limit. Yes, I broke the law. Did I care? Not much. My daughter on the other hand lets out a ‘Wee’ as she found it fun. I then explained to my kids what the speed limit actually is and that its not really safe as you never know when some kid could dart out unexpectidly into the road.

We begin slowing down ahead of the next 3 way stop and a even zippier car runs the stop sign and peels out going straight ahead. I said to my kids, “Now that is dangerous.”

My daughter says, “Yeah, he’s an idiot.”

I say to her having seen the driver’s blond flowing hair. “It was a she. Bad drivers and be either gender.”

She snips back, “Don’t you mean any gender?”

I snap back with “Whatever.”

So I got gender shamed by my daughter after she labled the driver a ‘He’ in the first place.

Pick your battles Dave.

My daughter is a young woman in training.

Pick your battles.

Now on to something quasi related.

“Happy wife, happy life”

NO NO NO NO NO.

It’s happy spouse, happy house.

So that’s my own ANTI gender shaming thing.

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