I don't know.....I think over the course of my life I have been lots of different people. I suppose I am still fundamentally the same. But the older I get, the more I realize I don't know about people and things. And that I don't have to "be" something else to be valuable. I have heard others say that and I really think it is turning out to be true for me. I find myself doing more listening and appreciating than "needing" the security of fitting in every minute. I suppose I just need to decide to fit in and give affirmation to myself. If someone else offers it, well then I will celebrate.
I think maybe part of being young is needing to go against the establishment in order to "find" oneself. I suppose in this case it would be essential to make sure our understanding of the establishment is correct.
I think lots of our ladies grew up in the fifties and come programmed with lots of those cultural notions. That is ok. Let them be as they are. The RS is suppose to put lots of different women in a room together. I think God meant it to be challenging that way. And I think that all are a blessing if we open our hearts to others who may be our polar opposites. I can learn from you. Maybe you can learn from me. Or maybe you will stick around long enough to see that what I look like and who I really am are perhaps not the same thing.
I smiled when with your line about getting along with rambunctious boys more than old ladies. What is wrong with that? But don't shut off any opportunities to get to know those awesome women and allow them to stretch your views. Heck....some of those old ladies might have wrestled down a few boys in their day!