{"id":5323,"date":"2017-09-14T20:32:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T01:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/?p=5323"},"modified":"2017-09-17T14:59:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T19:59:09","slug":"on-geek-girls-some-thoughts-with-my-11-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/14\/on-geek-girls-some-thoughts-with-my-11-year-old\/","title":{"rendered":"On Geek Girls: some thoughts with my 11-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This post is written in collaboration with (mostly by<\/strong>) Sidonie “Nonie” Ridgway Stern. This photo was her first selfie. “Daddy, I look so dorky!” she crooned. God, I love her.<\/p><\/div>\n

Yeh, so occasionally my daughter and I are going to post some reviews of movies, comics, art, coding, and more, from a tween’s (and her dad’s) perspective. This is the first!<\/p>\n

On Geek Girls…<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. What is there to know about geek girls? We are girls, and we are geeks. Do the math. Or… we could do it for you!<\/li>\n
  2. Geeks come in different forms. I like: coding, playing guitar, basketball. Harry Potter<\/a> and Percy Jackson<\/a>. Ms. Marvel<\/a> and Moon Girl<\/a>. My dad!<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. We don’t have a single appearance. Most days, I just want to wear sweatpants. But then, I like dressing up in a skirt, blazer and bow tie, too (see below).<\/li>\n
  4. I am not your stereotype, and no geek is. Braces, glasses, etc… Yeh, some of us have those things. And so do some of you. I am unique! Heck, those glasses in the photo above? NOT prescription. Just for fun \/ to get used to them for when I’m older (both my parents wear glasses). Yeh, OK, I have braces.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    From left to right, that’s Nathaniel Stern, Jack Cooney, and Sidonie Ridgway Stern. Photo by Mary Catherine Cooney. First day of school, Fall 2017!<\/p><\/div>\n

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    1. blah blah blah<\/li>\n
    2. As we type this, we are hanging out with our screen-devices in bed, preparing to watch old episodes of Supernatural<\/a>, then read some Heroes of Olympus<\/a>. It’s nearly Friday; our brains are mush…<\/li>\n
    3. Next up: we will review something. Something new. We’ll see…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Yeh, so occasionally my daughter and I are going to post some reviews of movies, comics, art, coding, and more, from a tween’s (and her dad’s) perspective. This is the first! On Geek Girls… What is there to know about geek girls? We are girls, and we are geeks. Do the math. 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