we are more than our looks

It's been on loads of blogs already, but have you read Lisa Bloom's article How to talk to little girls? It really makes one think.

"... I always bite my tongue when I meet little girls, restraining myself from my first impulse, which is to tell them how darn cute/ pretty/ beautiful/ well-dressed/ well-manicured/ well-coiffed they are."

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