Comments on: My Daughter Myself: A Girly Girl Raising A Girl

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:50:50 +0000

Surprisingly well-written and infoarmtive for a free online article.

By: Shirin Samimi-Moore

Shirin Samimi-Moore — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:25:39 +0000

Tanya – this is so great of you to be doing and such a sweet perspective to have and it reminds me so much of my own mother’s. I was a huge tomboy when I was little. I never had my hair down. I hated to wear dresses. I was always dirty and always playing with the boys. Up until about 15. I’m 20 and I still feel huge remnants of this masculine little girl in me… and I’m realizing something huge. I was a tomboy because I saw around me that I didn’t think it was okay for me to be a little girl. Girls were “weaker” and I didn’t want to be that way so I swore off all things pink and barbie. I was a tomboy to protect myself. So I just want you to know that that is great that you are letting your little girl be a tomboy but I want to make sure that she knows that it’s okay to be a girl! Don’t get me wrong – I love that my mom let me play with action figures and legos. Without it I wouldn’t be the only woman on a construction site full of men. But it took me a little while to learn that being female is amazing, I think.

By: Jill Greenberg

Jill Greenberg — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:51:37 +0000

Amazing! Great article.

By: Sarah Sophie Flicker

Sarah Sophie Flicker — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:49:56 +0000

Thank you all for your wise comments! Much much appreciated! X

By: Kristin Eley

Kristin Eley — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:20:24 +0000

That was beautiful and I admire you. Yay.

By: Dafne Pérez

Dafne Pérez — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:18:19 +0000

I think the great thing about being a mom (even though i’m not one and i’m not sure if that statement have you people doubting of how right i am) is that you see a somewhat different version of yourself and you identify what’s so much like you as well as what’s so different.

In the things that are so much like you, your experience will help her figure out things faster than you did. And in the things that are so different, you can give her space and understanding and the security that who she is, exactly who she is with all the combination of traits, abilities, pet peeves, everything (and not what the world says she should be) is amazing and it’s what she brings into this world that no one else can. I think it’s really seeing this that makes you beautiful, because you really understand how unique and amazing you are, and that’s a kind of beauty that can be seen, heard, felt, shared. That’s a great thing I’m sure she’s getting from you.

By: Tanya Rubin

Tanya Rubin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:50:00 +0000

Yes, I enjoyed reading your article! One of my daughters is a big tom boy; which I love! One of my friends said ” why don’t you dress her more like a princess?”. I said ” I can’t and don’t want to. This is who she is!”. I love how my daughter plays basketball, soccer, and loves a good skateboard anyway. I love how she hangs with all the boys in her class. She is so much fun. I never “hung out” with the boys growing up and I think my eight year old has that natural advantage of being able to. She wouldn’t even want to watch Barbie! Super Hero’s bring it on!

By: Laura Muñoz

Laura Muñoz — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:35:56 +0000

and I forgot to say that I think you have nothing to worry about cause you are a great example.. and when your daughter become a woman she will understand about beauty and smart..she just need to look at you