History of Feminism

11 Bravo

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3. College campuses are scary places for women these days.

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 03:59 PM

Oct 2014

To that end, I couldn't be prouder of my oldest son. (OK, I'm immensely proud of both of my boys!) But the big one is 6' 1" and 190 lbs, and is the starting catcher for his college baseball team. Two nights a week he volunteers to be on call between 9:00 pm and 2:00 am in order to be available to escort women to and from the library, or anywhere else on campus they may need to travel.
Unless one has done it, I'm not sure they can comprehend how strenuous it is to balance the demands of keeping up academically with the tremendous amount of time needed to play an NCAA sport. I know he would rather have that time to study, hang out with his girlfriend, or, most probably, sleep! But when I talked to him about it, he simply said that "This is important".
Did I say that I'm really proud of him?

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Wow! I just heard something that chilled me to my core ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 OP

Wish I were surprised... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #1

Nobody's ever said "no" to them, I suppose. Or at least no one who matters in their little world. nt nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #7

Well without context it's hard to say ismnotwasm Sep 2014 #2

College campuses are scary places for women these days. 11 Bravo Oct 2014 #3

That is incredibly uplifting ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #4

And great parents, no doubt theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #6

you are right on with your post. and it is important. social awareness is as seabeyond Oct 2014 #5