What is the number one argument in your family? (Go ahead and share in the comments below. We can try and help each other here!) Our’s? Appearance It started very early, when one of my girls wanted high-heeled boots for Christmas one year … and she was in third grade. I’ll admit it;…
A brave woman who I want to be like. That’s my guest today, Suzie Eller. Her message is one for all of us. I’ve been feeling protective of “us” lately – of women. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older, but the mama heart in me wants to draw us all close….
[field name=video] (If you cannot see the video, click here.) “When you allow yourself to be defined by numbers, you allow yourself to be defined by something that is not pure.” That is what social media sensation Essena O’Neill shared on her YouTube video. The model from Australia, boasting 500,000 followers on Instagram, shared on…
A few years ago I caught a glimpse of Tyra. The talk show host was dragging it all out in the open as she interviewed a panel of teen girls. The topic: sexting. The surprise guests: their mothers. I watched as fifteen-, fourteen- and thirteen-year-old girls talked very frankly of the explicit language and nude pictures…
Last month, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, became the hottest free-to download mobile app for Android and iOS . From new outfits to parties and endorsements, our girls can now “live the life” right through their devices. Which gives me reason to be concerned. Why? you’re thinking. We grew up playing Barbies or pretending to date Scott Baio. Fantasy didn’t…
Loosing weight. Shopping the right stores. Getting designer make-up. For over 13 years I have watched girls do all the “right” things for the guy they wanted. If they thought it would attract “him”, they tried it. And often, after changing the way they looked, the way they…