I believe it too. I've known enough girls who can hold their own, and some.
It's a shitty reflection of my sex that they'd even question that a woman could do the job. I mean, it's not as though we're doing so great out here... Sounds like you come from pretty awesome stock. Is your dad around still?
My mom's a kickass-badass too, though in a totally different way. She's a nurse and she raised me on her own and is one helluva woman.