When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our pain and that of others. Mary Pipher More Quotes by Mary Pipher More Quotes From Mary Pipher We tend to value military heroes and Schwarzenegger types who are physically courageous. The heroics of doing the right thing every day even when it is dull and inconvenient are undervalued. Mary Pipher militaryherodull Adolescence is a border between childhood and adulthood. Like all borders, it's teeming with energy and fraught with danger. Mary Pipher childhoodbordersenergy Most parents of adolescent girls have the goal of keeping their daughters safe while they grow up and explore the world. The parents' job is to protect, the daughter's job is to explore. Mary Pipher daughtergirljobs Traditionally parents have wondered what their teens were doing, but now teens are much more likely to be doing things that can get them killed. Mary Pipher teensadolescenceparent Intelligent resistance keeps the true self alive Mary Pipher aliveintelligentself Girls face two major sexual issues in America in the 1990s: One is an old issue of coming to terms with their own sexuality, defining a sexual self, making sexual choices and learning to enjoy sex. The other issue concerns the dangers girls face of being sexually assaulted. By late adolescence, most girls today either have been traumatized or know girls who have. They are fearful of males even as they are trying to develop intimate relations with them. Mary Pipher girlselfsex
