I hear boys at school talk about me lifting weights.  They think it is weird or they don’t believe I lift.  But then they brag about how they lift with their dad or do push ups at home.  Other boys think that makes them cool.  Why do people think people doing the same thing is weird for one and cool for the other?  When I ask they say things like because you are a girl.  Why can’t girls be strong?  I still love to dance, wear dresses, and play with my dolls.  But I also like to lift heavy things.  Some girls are afraid to play at PE because they worry what others think.  I don’t care what people think, I know what I like and will keep doing it.  I just wish people would just encourage girls to be the best they can be at what they want to be.   It doesn’t matter if you are a girl or boy, anybody can be strong if you want to work.  And leave us alone that want to work.