Hello Ms. Valerie:
Thanks so much for sharing your "sighting". There is a lot to like about this incident.
First, most parents who use corporal punishment give up on it during adolescence. The fact that the mom here continued using the technique into teen years (on the boy only, not the girl) is quite inspirational. I think CP is a requirement for boys, it suppresses ego development and misogynistic behaviors.
Second, it appears that the womyn here (the mom and daughter) are equals, as partners. They clearly make the decisions, and the boy accepts their word as final. They both speak with the same authority. That is good, as the boy should regard all womyn regardless of age or any form of relationship (familial, professional, scholastic, personal) as superiors.
Third, it is wonderful to hear about the confidence the womyn had. They are strong. All it took to bring the boy into compliance was a stern threat from mom, and support from the daughter. Did mom break the last spatula while her daughter observed and laughed in approval? Well done by the ladies, kudos.
I hope the mom is a single mom or in a lesbian partnership, because the boy should be kept away form any sort of male influence. He is at a precious stage of development and really needs the continued, firm guidance of strong womyn.
Hopefully the boy got some meaningful discipline once he got home, and maybe the next time you see him, he will be wearing leggings and ballet flats with a pink "Girls Rule" T-Shirt and some makeup.
I had a similar "sighting" a while back. A couple were shopping with the male, head down and silent, pushing the grocery cart while an assertive womyn led him and selected, without his input, the items they would purchase. He was wearing a T-shirt similar to this one. I said nothing but did offer the womyn an approving smile.
Keep up the good work at home and please stay in touch here.
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