Thank the Lord i never had to go through girl scouts...I looked up on the Girl Scouts web site why exactly they sell cookies, and their answer was, "The activity of selling cookies is directly related to our purpose of helping all girls realize their full potential and become strong, confident, and resourceful citizens." Oh, what a nice sugar coated answer. It then says, "Girl Scouts practice life skills like goal setting, money management, and teamwork—and they have fun!". I dont think this is the only answer though. I think that these girls are being taught all of the above, but aswell i think they are getting taught to fake a smile to get what they want. They are conditioned and taught to be people pleasers, to serve and eventually get rewared. They focus on how many cookies they can sell, and work the majority of the year planning and budgeting and all that fun stuff. It teaches little girls to work hard to get what they want, but also to be at service to those around them.
Little boys play in the forest, and little girls sell cookies. Sounds like pretty gender spacific rolls to me.
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