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    7 Things I Want My Daughter to Know

    By | Parenting – Fri, Aug 3, 2012 1:33 PM EDT

    Photo by: Monica Bielanko
    The day you made me a mom was the best day of my life
    Becoming a mama to a little girl was such a joy. I admit, I was afraid to have a girl. Being a girl is so hard and I ... more 
    Photo by: Monica Bielanko
    The day you made me a mom was the best day of my life
    Becoming a mama to a little girl was such a joy. I admit, I was afraid to have a girl. Being a girl is so hard and I wasn't sure I have what it takes to guide you through life and to raise you into a strong woman. But I do. While I'm teaching you you're always teaching me - I think you've taught me more than I've taught you - so who knows where I'd be without you? I don't even like to think about it.
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    Raising a daughter is a tricky business. As much as I want to control her environment and keep her away from that evil Barbie and her big knockers and impossibly tiny waist I ultimately can't control her exposure. As much as I want her to grow up with the self-assurance that she is unbelievably beautiful and that it really, truly has nothing to do with her appearance, I know she's eventually going to get her hands on a damn Seventeen magazine and probably end up feeling bad about herself. Or worse, come away thinking that batting your eyes at some dude and pretending to be interested in video games or football is the way to get a guy to like her. Even though I know i can't avoid this, I've come up with a list of 7 life lessons I'm determined to teach my daughter.- By Monica Bielanko



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