When Girls Will Be Girls
Growing up a competitive junior tennis player, I spent countless hours training on the tennis courts with both boys and girls. I trained with boys and swapped forehands with boys as well as girls. As a young girl, I never encountered any disparagement from the boys, but the girls were a different story.
My mother swears I was born wearing heels and I can’t disagree with her as I do have a major shoe addiction. Before checking in for tennis tournaments, I insisted on washing my hair and slipping on my heels. Standing in line with the other competitors to register for tournaments, I overheard the sarcastic comments and snickers from the girls as most of them were sporting t-shirts, ball caps and tennis shoes. Although it …show more content…
Without question, South Carolina undeniably has it’s quota of the “cats” who crouch in wait of a juicy morsel to devour with a swift swat and extended claws. As I was virtually schooled, due to my tennis training schedule, I did not experience the typical “mean girl” conduct exhibited in middle and high school so this behavior was foreign to me.
Regrettably not a great deal has changed. Recently I was asked why I thought some women WAIT to come forward with a sexual assault charge. Most definitely, I am no sexual assault counselor and I am certainly not an authority on this subject matter. With this being stated, all I have to contribute is an opinion. In essence, I believe a majority of victims do not come forward because they are aware of what lies on the other side of stepping forward.
Although my mother reported her assault allegations within a week, it has been erroneously reported by numerous sources that she did not come forward for almost three years. Within six months of my mother’s sexual assault allegations, the issue was resolved in
Growing up a competitive junior tennis player, I spent countless hours training on the tennis courts with both boys and girls. I trained with boys and swapped forehands with boys as well as girls. As a young girl, I never encountered any disparagement from the boys, but the girls were a different story.
My mother swears I was born wearing heels and I can’t disagree with her as I do have a major shoe addiction. Before checking in for tennis tournaments, I insisted on washing my hair and slipping on my heels. Standing in line with the other competitors to register for tournaments, I overheard the sarcastic comments and snickers from the girls as most of them were sporting t-shirts, ball caps and tennis shoes. Although it …show more content…
Without question, South Carolina undeniably has it’s quota of the “cats” who crouch in wait of a juicy morsel to devour with a swift swat and extended claws. As I was virtually schooled, due to my tennis training schedule, I did not experience the typical “mean girl” conduct exhibited in middle and high school so this behavior was foreign to me.
Regrettably not a great deal has changed. Recently I was asked why I thought some women WAIT to come forward with a sexual assault charge. Most definitely, I am no sexual assault counselor and I am certainly not an authority on this subject matter. With this being stated, all I have to contribute is an opinion. In essence, I believe a majority of victims do not come forward because they are aware of what lies on the other side of stepping forward.
Although my mother reported her assault allegations within a week, it has been erroneously reported by numerous sources that she did not come forward for almost three years. Within six months of my mother’s sexual assault allegations, the issue was resolved in