Official Dad of the Internet on Nostr: I was chaperoning a mission trip with our church youth. Parents must always be in ...

I was chaperoning a mission trip with our church youth. Parents must always be in twos, never alone with kids. One day one of the women came out with me and an all guy crew.

She'd done many trips, but never had an all guy group to manage. She marveled at the brotherhood, the hard work, the cooperation, the absence of drama and complaining.

Yep, I said. Men bond through physical labor. No one wants to be the slacker, ever.

In contrast, the girls showed up at a work site, put on the required construction hats and immediately started taking Instagram shots holding hammers and trying to look cute.

The women on the trip told me that courtship has flipped. It's the girls chasing the boys. It's all they think about.

My crew didn't talk about the girls at all. Sure, they notice them, but they aren't preoccupied with it.

The girls were constantly pushing back against the very reasonable dress code, rolling up the top of their shorts after passing inspection to show as much leg as possible.

I'm glad I don't have girls. Every cultural message tells them to behave immodestly.