Survival Isn't Mandatory

With no sure bets and after near-fatal mistakes, survival was never mandatory.

In 1947, Janet’s family was surprised with a girl. It’s not the first time in history this has happened to a family, but hers had very clear ideas about it. If she had been a boy, she’d have been happy to shoot rabbits right between the eyes, drive trucks, flatbeds and tractors, kick ass, and kill chickens. And, never cry!

But what’s a girl to do? Taught to manage anger, fear, and confusion by staying quiet, being ...