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^^^ Every group of people can talk about the societal pressures applied to that group during childhood (and beyond). There are different societal expectations heaped upon everyone - girls, boys, whites, Muslims, Jews, etc... IMO, societal pressure has nothing to do with whether a mother has the potential to color her children's perceptions... of anything. Because we all know that she does indeed have that power. And so does the father. And so does the Jewish neighbor. And the Arab boy in Billy's class.
This woman, if nothing else, is conveying to me that she recognizes the perception-coloring potential she has over her children (or else she wouldn't bring up the fact that she has daughters), and that she's concerned that she doesn't know how to address it.
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