two for relief society

Tonight at FHE, we played volleyball on the lawn. It was dandy fun, even though my team was losing. We were still laughing and giddy and having a jolly time. This guy on the other team wasn't my fave. He was a bit self righteous and I just didn't care for his behavior. When some of the girls would serve and the ball didn't make it over he would say, "Two for Relief Society!" as if girls need more chances than guys due to their inability to be good at any sports.

I was quite perturbed. At one point, we were right across the net to each other and I reached my hands out in fury and told him to stop talking (don't worry, I stayed on my side of the net).

So, I mean, don't mess with me. Cause I'll tell you to stop talking.... priiiitty serious stuff. Put you in yo place, boi!

prove it.

you know how when you play sports with boys, they never pass the ball to you if you're a girl?

it's a thing that all boys do, without exception.

it's a thing that i hate about boys.

k yeah, boys have a gender advantage. they don't have to work as hard to be as good at sports. but that just means that if a girl is equally as good at a sport as a boy is, then the girl really is better because she had to work three times as hard to get there. just saying.

the other night i played ultimate frisbee with a bunch of people, boys and girls. we had captains and they picked who they wanted on their team. of course, the boys were picked first, then the girls. i was last because nobody really knew me. at first, i ran up and down the field a few times, only really touching the frisbee when i ran to steal it or block it. eventually some of the boys hesitantly threw the frisbee to me. i missed a few passes, but not because of something i did wrong. they threw the frisbee too high or too far. but of course, it looks like i made the mistake. mostly because i'm a girl. if i had been the one throwing it and the boy missed it then it would have been my fault.

after proving myself 4 or 5 times (and they were good provings, such as getting the winning point, stealing the frisbee, etc) i was the first girl picked when we got new teams! how exciting! the first girl! the worst boy was picked before me. and trust me, i was better than him. not only was i better than him, but most of the girls were better than him. honestly, in this group of people, i wouldn't say that the boys were any better than the girls. it's just a thing though. boys just think that boys are always better. they're cocky.

i shouldn't have to prove myself, but i guess i'll always have to.

good thing i'm good.