She cried when she found her bicycle had been stolen
Lay on the bed in a fetal ball and emitted loud heaving sobs
The chain that had been cut flopped in the wind
Her expensive tennis shoes commiserated open mouthed
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Though I agree somewhat with the portrait that you have sketched and it is disturbing but I think it is unfair to put it singularly on female. If any body to blame it is the priority of a society as to what kind of messages are being delivered to youngsters. In U.S. Or anywhere else. Our own generation can't escape from its responsibilities either. We are the ones who took family responsibility and child rearing so lightly.