What are little girls made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice,
And all that’s nice;
That’s what little girls are made of.
There is something about that nursery rhyme that always managed to strike a chord of insecurity within me, even when I was a little girl. Its sing-song rhythm annoyed me, but even more than that I hated the message that a proper little girl is sugar and spice. I know I’ve always resented its implications, because deep within me, I have always known that I am simply not that girl! I have always been a little spunky, with a quick wit that can border on a sharp tongue. (The old folks used to call it fresh.)
