As the mother of three daughters, I am moved by empowerment message Pink has given her daughter and the whole world at the MTV Video Music Awards Monday night.
In his speech (which you can see here) he mentioned that his daughter Willow had told him one day: "I am the ugliest girl I know ... I look like a boy with long hair". The singer responded with a word that All mothers should tell our daughters to learn to love each other as they are.
"When people laugh at me they say that I look like a boy, that I am too masculine, that my body is very strong.
-Do you see that my hair grows ?: 'No mom'. -Do you see that I modified my body? 'No mom' - Do you see that the opinion of people affects me? 'No mom' - But do you see how full stadiums around the world? 'Yes mom'.
Very good darling, so we don't change. We take the gravel and the shell, and make a pearl. "
Give positive messages
Our daughters are beautiful, whatever they are in view of others. The important thing is how they feel about their image, not people's comments.
And this is where fathers, and especially mothers who have girls, have a lot of work to do. A silent job that day by day goes feeding our daughters' self-esteem with positive messages about his body and his personality, but also about our bodies in front of them. Talking positively about our appearance will make our daughters feel identified and use the same positivism to talk about theirs.
Tell your daughter: "You are beautiful, believe it. Do not compare yourself to anyone. Look for your gift."For our daughters, Mom is the most beautiful, logical, and they are for us, but we must convey security to them. not affected by negative comments That may come from outside. Learn to value and love regardless of whether they are different from other girls. On the contrary, take advantage of that difference, because that is where it is that makes them unique. Like pink.
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