Hello month of March! Women’s History Month and Aisha’s Birthday Month! I can’t believe she will a year old this month, and the craziest part is that she will turn one on International Women’s Day. So in honor of Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day, and Aisha turning 1, I took a bit to reflect on what values I’d want Aisha to imbibe-being a girl of today. So here are the top things I’d tell my daughter today!
You Don’t Owe Anyone Anything-There is a very old school thought, that since we take care of Aisha in her early ears, she, being our child and daughter, is obligated to take care of us, as her parents, when she’s older. While I’d love that from her, that should come from her if she wants-not because she’s in some way obligated. We chose to bring her into this world, but she has her own life to live.
Your Body, Your Choice-Simple, do what you want, as long as you don’t hurt yourself.
Love your Brown Skin-I’m so glad this conversation is finally coming to light. By the time she grows up, hopefully we’ll be living in a much more inclusive world than the one now.
Putting Yourself First isn’t Selfish-In fact, putting yourself first makes you a better version of yourself for others. Take care of you before you take care of everyone else.
Mommy & Daddy are Learning Everyday-We’re all human, we’re make mistakes, we’re learning everyday. Adults don’t have it all figured out.
Age does not Equal Respect-Everyone deserves respect-The term “respect your elders” gets abused so much. I’ve found that I can earn someone’s respect-no matter the age-by being courteous yet firm. My own daughter at a year old is able to assert her needs, wants, likes, and dislikes-why would I be disrespectful by undermining that.
Nobody knows Your Body Better than You Do-I believe this even now. She knows when she’s hungry, thirsty, full, tired, etc. All I can do as her parent is try to understand what her cues mean by how she is communicating. Now, if I refute that by telling her she hasn’t eaten enough or slept enough or whatnot, then she won’t be able to trust her cues or listen to her body when she’s older.
So those are the few things I tell Aisha, and I keep telling her today. What would you want to tell your daughters?
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These are great lessons to teach your little one! I love number 3 & 6. Also, the pictures are adorable 🥺🥺🥺
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awww thank you so much Komal!
I love this! Thank you for the reminders.
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Of Course! Thank you for your support!
These are excellent things to tell your daughter! I couldn’t agree more with all of them!
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Thank you so much!
Love this so much. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you!
those are great and valuable lessons to build her confidence!
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Yes! That is the intention
Such a lovely post and great lessons to teach young ones!
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Thank you so so much!
Excellent post. I agree with your points of what you would tell your daughter. I enjoyed reading your post.
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Thank you so so much!!
Beautiful pictures! Yes I absolutely agree with your list, I was just thinking this morning how grateful I am to have my daughter. I’m excited to teach her those same principles my own mother instilled in me. Thanks for sharing.
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likewise! Thank you so much!
These are fabulous!!!
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Thank you!
Those are some great examples. I think this is my favorite one: Putting Yourself First isn’t Selfish. It’s so important to learn our children that they have to take care of themselves so they can become better people. Thank you for sharing
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EXACTLY. Thank you so much!