Idealism Shaped By Childhood

If you’ve taken any psychology class in college, or have dime of common sense, you understand the threads of “who you are” are woven in childhood. During childhood, you form the core expectations of how other’s will react to your actions. Your ideals can also be shaped by noninteracting sources such as books, tv, music, and imagination.

My idealism of what it meant to be a “woman” was shaped by two contrasting sources. Every Sunday, after “Meet the Press” was over, my father and I would spend all afternoon watching old movies. I adored the 1940’s movies which centered around the war and included fabulous dancing by Fred Astaire.
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