Since childhood, girls are taught to be quiet and sit properly. While boys are free to be “boys”. Girls are asked if they know how to cook food, and they are taught to prepare for eventually leaving their home for a new one once they get married. While boys are free to be “boys”. Girls are taught to hide their bodies from the tender age of seven. While boys are free to be “boys”. And we just assume these things are right because we’ve been seeing our mothers and grandmother do the same. Below is Ena Ganguly’s beautiful poem called “Boys will be boys” – and it explains why girls mature faster than boys…
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