This world has become beauty obsessed, and people are starting to notice that something is not right. News stories, journalists, writers, bloggers have begun to realize that these unrealistic standards of beauty are having a huge impact on our girls and women. Our friends, moms, daughters, sisters, cousins and neighbors (some more than others) spend …
http://youtu.be/vcPrnrQxuw0 There are literally one million and two reasons why I love this song so much. For the moment, we will put aside my inner teeny bopper self that likes to pretend I am reliving my teenage years. We will put all of those one million and one reasons aside (for today) and just focus …
It is not at all surprising to me that there is one chapter in Your Daughter Needs a Hero that has been everyone’s, hands down, favorite: the chapter written by daughters. The title of the chapter is called “From the Mouths of Your Daughters” and here are a couple of my favorite excerpts. Question: What do you …
This is how my friend Teresa started a conversation with me the other day, “Ms. Maria…you only eat salads?” A little part of me giggled at the thought and a bigger part of me felt sad at the question. Teresa went on and humorously described how each child she had gave her a little more …