I really liked the discussions we had this week. On Monday we talked about the differences between girls and boys and their rights. Some people would say that we should raise boys and girls exactly the same but I disagree. I think boys were meant to be raised on way and girls another.  We watched a video in which girls were firefighters but could not do half of the stuff. It is just proven that girls have half the upper body strength then men. They should be treated different in that aspect. In a way by expecting girls to be the same as boys is taking something away from the boys. There are differences for a reason and we should portray our differences to the best of our ability. When we were talking about Gender roles I kind of got a little flustered during the discussion. Some people were saying girls should do this and boys should do this. I do think that are separate roles that men and women should take on but that is not always the case. There are exceptions. I tend to always try to find the exception when someone tries to say something definite. It’s sometimes a bad habit because there are really exceptions when it comes to anything I believe especially in gender roles. Overall though, there are things that boys do that are supposed to be different from girls. There are scientific facts that prove there are differences and we should raise children taking gender roles into consideration.  Even though there are exceptions there are innate roles that women and men take on that do apply to being a specific gender. I love the gospel and the Proclamation does state some roles of men and women. I also liked how we talked about same sex attraction. I never really understood it until class. I now understand that people are not just born gay. I always thought to myself that it is a possibility but really there is none. It was sad to hear that people who are called gay start to wonder because people accuse them of it. I never thought the words of someone could affect a person so much. That’s sad to think that people who aren't gay claim they’re because they feel out of place. It doesn't matter what gender they are though because they are people and we should love them but not support it. These people are not a third gender even though it is made out to be that way.