What It Means to Be a Girl
By Dhanalakshmi, age 14
I think girls can be strong or stylish and girls can do anything. Girls can be in the army, they can wear lipstick, they can be intelligent and they can be powerful. They can fight but still wear makeup. They can do boxing and wear any dress they like, such as a frock, saree, jeans, shirt, shorts, heels or shoes. A girl can be a doctor or a cricket player or a football player. A girl can wear earrings, bracelets or even tattoos and chains like boys. A girl can be nice and kind or even rowdy like boys. A girl can have long hair and braids or even short hair like boys. A girl can be a mother and do so many things with only two hands. A girl be of any color but her inner heart can still be so pure and good. A girl can become the prime minister or a president of a country. A girl can even be the greatest in the world.
That’s why I love being a girl, and I am proud to be a girl.
