The parent and child are depicted in a "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoon article where Calvin deciphers his mother's nagging as "Blah blah blah- and remembers to nod between his mothers pauses. ... Girls feel as if their parents are over-protective, while teenage boys feel that their parents are nosy about their businesses. ... Although her parents worry for her, girls feel that their parents are being over-protective and controlling. ... Young girls find themselves in similar dilemmas. Imagine a young girl too afraid to approach her parents over an issue regarding drugs. ...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4

In the story "Bessie's Mother," by Mary Waddell, Bessie was a young girl who was being put up for adoption by her mother. Although the young girl's mother loved her dearly, she could not afford to take care of herself, let alone Bessie. ... The "Modern Devil Fish," was a cartoon done by the Prohibition Party, which portrayed the saloons as the "devil fish" with long tentacles extending out with the inscriptions: political corruption, partnership with thieves, gambling, traffic in girls, and defiance of the law. ...

• Word Count: 1413
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

I loved bringing my Barbi dolls out and playing dress up with the other girls. ... I had no idea what to do with it, so I simply copied the whole thing from the girl next to me. ... When I would get home from school, I would sit in front of the TV and watch cartoons I could not understand. ... But I do remember a few and rare occasions were a girl or two would come outside and we would play hopscotch. ...

• Word Count: 1013
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Saturday morning cartoons, and the smell of bacon and eggs filled the house. ... Sometimes entertaining an eight year old little girl without her older brother can be quite the challenge. ... "Why hello there, pretty girl!... "Where are your sunglasses, little girl?...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School