03.26.07
Gender Play: Second Post (Play)
Thorne makes the point in this chapter that adults tend to see children’s daily activities as largely trivial except for when they are cute or annoying. This is most certainly something that tends to be true and it is incredibly unfair to the children. Their lives are every bit as important as adults’ lives are. Play especially is often dismissed but it is very important. Kids aren’t waiting for their lives to become important or learning to make them worthwhile, they are living right now - each and every day!