Why Girls Are Smarter Than Boys

The saying goes that when life gives you a lemon, you’re supposed to make lemonade.

The other day I witnessed the practical application of this theory.

I have tons of lemons in my backyard. My granddaughter and her friend made a slightly sweet, extremely tart, but definitely drinkable lemonade. On the other hand, my grandson and his friend turned those same lemons into something completely indigestible which they called “Deathade.” Their concoction was comprised of lemon juice, soy sauce, dirty water and a few squished worms for flavoring.

A few minutes later, the girls set up a stand, offering delicious homemade lemonade with chocolate chip cookies. And what did the boys do? They blasted it with insults and water balloons.

This observation confirmed my belief that although men may have a positive attitude toward life, they have a totally different way of looking at things. And this way of observing and processing the world around them is something they are born with.

No one tells a young boy that he should use his sister’s Barbie doll for target practice. That the family cat prefers dangling from the balcony to being cuddled on the couch. Or that worms enjoy having their heads cut off.

Boys have this tear through it, rip it down mentality. Whereas girls, as bitchy as they can get with one another (and yes, it starts at a young age) still have that sensitive side that makes ripping and tearing hard if someone’s going to get hurt.

I’m generalizing, and when doing so there are always the exceptions. But if you look around the business world, more men hold the upper positions. I think it’s easier for a man to sweep through a company, determine what is needed to make it prosper and lay-off unnecessary staff, than it is for a woman. It’s the way men seem to be wired.

Perhaps this wiring is some sort of connection between the brain and the penis. Starting at a very young age, boys like to walk around the house touching themselves. This behavior continues throughout their lives. Men are always adjusting, shifting and showing off their manhood. Whereas, if and when little girls want to explore their body developments, they usually do so in private. And let’s face it. The female body is a much finer work of art. Soif anyone is going to exhibit nudity in public, it really ought to be the woman.

But rather than exploit each other, women tend to nurture, love and care for one another. We like to talk about our feelings, rather than hide them behind a slap on the back or watching those silly slapstick movies.

Which brings me back to those young boys, laughing hysterically as the lemonade cups toppled to the ground. They ran off feeling powerful and full of themselves. But their actions did little more than annoy the girls, who immediately rebuilt their stand and went on to make enough money to buy popsicles later that afternoon from the ice cream truck.

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