ahh yes...thanks for clearing up the syncretism bit! And yes, I would say it was!!! :-)

Neat info. on the college study. Interesting stuff. Our minds are so wonderfully weird. The way we process self image is strange and fascinating..and scary, especially if you are a parent.

I wonder: Do parent's of boys have to do the same with their kids as parent's of girls. Is it the same but different? I imagine that boys have just as much of a need for affirmation (Read REAL BOYS,the male version of SURVIVING OPHELIA), but maybe in different ways? hmmmm