What is femininity?
When I was little, I wanted to be a tomboy. "Girly-girls," in my opinion, were the ones who were fascinated with Barbie and Ken, and wore makeup. I never wanted to be too dainty to build forts and play tag. Besides, pink was my least favorite color. I was destined to be a tomboy, right?
Wrong. I never achieved my dream of becoming a tomboy, partially because I dislike sports, and partially because, in spite of myself at times, I was a girl.
But now I look back and see, my whole point of view about what it meant to be feminine was flawed. If girlhood were defined as I defined it, by fingernail polish, skirts and earrings, then the essence of girlhood would only be skin deep. But there is much more to it. True femininity is based on the possession of virtues appropriate for a godly woman to have.
In the following posts, Kristin and I will be writing on certain aspects of biblical femininity and digging further into this subject, so stay tuned!
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Wrong. I never achieved my dream of becoming a tomboy, partially because I dislike sports, and partially because, in spite of myself at times, I was a girl.
But now I look back and see, my whole point of view about what it meant to be feminine was flawed. If girlhood were defined as I defined it, by fingernail polish, skirts and earrings, then the essence of girlhood would only be skin deep. But there is much more to it. True femininity is based on the possession of virtues appropriate for a godly woman to have.
In the following posts, Kristin and I will be writing on certain aspects of biblical femininity and digging further into this subject, so stay tuned!
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That's the way I always felt too. Must be something with the name.
Excellent work! I'm looking forward to coming back!
hey kristin and hannah,
i think what u guys are doing is great!!! blogging about issues on christianity..i myself am a christian..and happened to stumble upon this blog.. well great job..keep it up.. will stay tuned..haha.. love santi btw..i'm from Singapore..
It sounds really good! It seems like it is easy to articulate what it means to be masculine, but more difficult to describe what it means to be feminine. (Maybe girls just have an easy time describing masculinity! ;))
Anyway, I feel like hear all the things a lady is not , but not all the things that a lady is . I can't wait to read your thoughts.
I anticipate further posts eagerly!
We're working as hard as we can to get another one up :)
Wow, very well put! =) I used to be a "tomboy wanna-be" too. And am only now, (at the age of 14) learning how to really embrace my feminine side. Yet our culture's definition of femininity, doesn't take into consideration character. The picture of girlhood that is presented to us as young girls, is - as you mentioned - frilly, flirty and superficial. No wonder so many of us wanted to be guys! lol.
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I really like what you girls are sharing on this blog. :D
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