Fundamental to our health is our sense of being protected and nurtured by our parents and our self worth is so tied into that dynamic as well.
This link is a bit off that topic, but, not really. I read this today and thought it was really lovely and wanted to share it for those of you with small children-especially daughters.
So much of what we do as women, as mothers, impacts our children in ways we don't even realize and this piece is so well put and a shining example of that.
Enjoy, Dr. M
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Thank you....
Thank you so much for posting this, it has brought tears to my eyes.
My daughter is hard on herself and her appearance and I have felt saddened because from the day I knew her life had begun inside me I have told her I love her. Everyday to the 'bump', to the babe, the toddler, child and now teenager I have made a point of telling her I love her, that she is special and how beautiful she is, but she does not accept it.
I realise that she has heard a contradiction. I have always been hard on myself, been 'mean' to myself, concentrated on the faults in my appearance. It hit me hard that I have let her down by doing this but if I berate myself I am continueing the 'meanness' to myself, so have decided to print off the article and show in my daughter, apologise and ask if we can turn the page and both try to be kinder to ourselves, appreciate our own unique beauty and move forward together.
Thank you again, such wise words.
a great reminder
As I was growing up I remember my mom always commenting on how ugly she was because she was no longer young and how terrible it was to get old. When I became a parent I resolved not to replay these messages to my kids. I try to show my kids that I am comfortable with who I am and that getting older is not such a bad thing :)