I know my parents meant well with how they raised my siblings and me. I know that they just wanted to raise children who grew to be good, kind people. But I cried during Supergirl (2026). Not when her dog was in pain. Well, I did cry during that part, but I mean not just when Krypto was in trouble. This is not a spoiler, it’s in the trailer. What had me in my feelings was a flashback scene where Kara (Supergirl) is sitting with her sick mother. Her mother asks her to promise to be “good” after she’s gone.

In an all-girls school, boys, men, and gender politics were never front-of-mind. Nobody called anyone a bitch over some guy, the male-gaze wasn’t a thing, and no one around you could use your gender against you if they tried.