
Several weeks ago, photographer Heather Mitchell was at a softball practice for her 8-year-old daughter when another parent said something that took her by surprise. It happened while Mitchell was standing on the sidelines, sharing that she hoped her daughter Paislee learned to love the game because she was so athletic. That's when another mom countered, saying that Paislee wasn't athletic -- she was a "girly girl." That brief, almost forgettable moment kept Mitchell up all night, thinking about what it meant. Why were the two mutually exclusive? Couldn't her daughter be both athletic and girly?
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