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Boys Will be Boys

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So, this happened. I got a letter from my son's middle-school principal about a "wonderful opportunity" all the students will be having next week. The girls will be viewing the indie movie, Finding Kind, with a filmmaker Q&A afterwards. According to the letter, "The Kind campaign is an internationally recognized movement based on the powerful belief in KINDness that brings awareness and healing to often difficult girl dynamics." The boys, meanwhile, will be "hearing a message of goal-setting, overcoming obstacles, and resiliency from former NHL star, Ethan Moreau. Following this inspirational presentation there will be a brief showing of the film, Miracle, based on the challenges and triumphs of the US Olympic Hockey team. Both messages are meant to be empowering and thought provoking to our male students." Let me be clear about a couple of things. I think both of these opportunities are wonderful. I have not seen Finding Kind , bu