someone's daughter
I just read that "As the father of a daughter" thing that's been going around — one thing got under my skin till I named it.
It seems to me that this good man who doesn't want to be part of the problem still is. Really, he can't see a woman's worth unless he remembers that it resides in the man she belongs to? This line of thinking has always bothered me, but I'm just now putting my brain around it: "Think about it: she's someone's daughter, someone's sister, someone's ... — she's *someone's*." That's the problem, right?
May I suggest: "She's someone."
"As the father of a daughter, I promise ... to remember that all women are someone's daughter, and to be brave enough to remind others of that when they need reminding."
It seems to me that this good man who doesn't want to be part of the problem still is. Really, he can't see a woman's worth unless he remembers that it resides in the man she belongs to? This line of thinking has always bothered me, but I'm just now putting my brain around it: "Think about it: she's someone's daughter, someone's sister, someone's ... — she's *someone's*." That's the problem, right?
May I suggest: "She's someone."
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