As a woman, I appreciate where Devan McGuiness is coming from in her Babble article, “Please Stop Telling my Daughters They’re Beautiful.” She’s noticed that while strangers tend to engage her son about school and sports, they’ll focus all their attention on her girls’ looks and clothes. She wants us, the random people who meet [...]
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I’ll Never Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful
Posted in My Family, Parenthood, Vanity Also tagged Babble, baby, beauty, blog, Bo Derek, Cheryl Tiegs, daughters, designer clothes, Devan McGuiness, Disney princess, Families in the Loop, funny, humor, junior high, mom, mommy, SAHM, self esteem, Tiger Mom, toddler 10 Comments
A Letter to My Daughter Who is Starting College (In 16 Years)
Viv turns two next month, and I’m already panicked by the thought that she will not always live under my roof. To help calm my fears, I’ve drafted a letter full of sound parental wisdom that I plan to give my daughter when it’s time for her to leave the nest. Dear Viv, Tomorrow, you’re [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby, Beastie Boys, blog, boys, college, drinking, drugs, fraternity, friends, funny, Girls Gone Wild, growing up, humor, letter to my daughter, Madonna, mom, mommy, SAHM, Sam Kinison, Titanic, toddler, university, When Harry Met Sally, Whole Foods 13 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
