Write a piece of the girl’s diary talking about what
her mother has taught her but also about the girl’s
feelings and dreams.
Dear Diary,
Today my mother has given me some instructions about what I have
to do to become a good woman. She has told me about practical
advices related to domestic work like how to set a table with an
important guest or how to wash the colour clothes. She has also
spoken about cooking tips like how to prepare a good meal. She has
also given me the typical advices that mothers do, for example, not
to walk without a hat in the sun or not to speak with bad boys.
My mother has also told me about medical advices like how to make a
good medicine if I have a cold. Above all my mother wants me to be a
good woman and not to behave like a prostitute.
On one hand, I understand that my mother is a very traditional
woman and she has to educate me in the same way, following the
socio-cultural values and gender roles that her own mother taught
her in the past. She has the responsibility to transmit all these values
to me.
But on the other hand, I do not want to be like her. I do not want to
follow these traditional values and gender stereotypes because I
think that boys and girls must have the same opportunities and
rights. Girls do not have to be discriminated, they have to be free.
For example, I would like to study, go to university and have my own
professional life. I would like to choose the person I want to marry. I
want my husband to respect me. Before I marry I would like to travel
to other places.
I will have to speak to my mother about all this. She is worried about
what society will think if I do not follow all her advices. But how can I
make her understand that I will be a good person even if I don’t
follow her advices?