- Last updated 8/24/12 by Mothering Editorial
By Sharon Lake-Post Web Exclusive - January 1, 2008 We don't usually divide so neatly along gender lines in my household, but tonight, my husband and two boys ages eight and ten, went to see a minor league baseball game, while I stayed home for a "Girls' Night" with my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The cliché of the stereotyping inherent in this division suffocates all that I know and want and have dreamed for myself and my children. As a child, I loved climbing trees, and exploring the fields and woods near our house, often accompanied by our family dog. I was... read more


