Shopping today with dd2, who is 6. Couldn't find a long-sleeved T-shirt. Looking round for a sales assistant.
dd tugs my arm: "Mum, ask a man. They always know how to sort things out".
Me: "Women know how to sort things out too! I'll ask whoever I see first".
dd: "No, it must be a man! Men are much, much better at sorting things than women!"
Me: "That's not true, dd! Women are just as good at sorting things out as men".
dd: "They're just not and you know they're not. Men are much cleverer. Now find a MAN."
To appreciate the full insult, you have to know that dd has two mums... Her older sister is a little suffragette, but this one.... My work is not yet done 