Raising Proud Girls

With all the stories going around about women and their rights and how us liberals are damaging our children I thought it was important to talk about raising proud girls. Over the passed few days the Women's March has been all over the news and social media, obviously my daughters have no way of seeing these things unless we show them. Not going to lie, we did. We showed them there are people all over the world fighting for their rights. They're standing up for our oldest daughter and her right to be a girl, this is a huge deal in our house. To see 3 million people standing up for her it's an overwhelming moment and I can't even sum it up in words. We're teaching our daughters that they have to fight for things, that they have to stand up and say "This is what I want, I am going to get it.". Despite what the President thinks, he can not tell my daughters what they have the right to do with their own body. Yes, I'm even talking about abortion. Anyone who knows me knows I am 110% prochoice. Why? Because it's not my job to tell someone else what they can and can not do with their own body. It's not up for discussion of wether you agree or not, because nothing will change my mind. I have five daughter, five little girls who are affected by every single thing going on right now. I have one that will be more affected than the others and I get anxiety thinking of all the possibilities of what can happen to her. Despite the fact they're five, three, and one I know that teaching them to be feminists starts now. They're taught that it's their body, their choice to do as they please, they've been raised to know that their voice matters. They know we will listen to whatever they have to say, even if that thing is how hot they think Shawn Mendes is and how they plan on marrying him. Whatever it is, it matters to them so it matters to us. They know not everyone will share our amazing parent skills of listening to their children, so they know sometimes kids at school will make fun of them because that's what they're taught. We've taught them to just be kind, even to those who are rude to them because fighting fire with fire never works. I am hoping and praying as my girls grow up they use their voices to fight for the right things, that they use their voices for what matters to them , that they stand up and tell people how they feel. We need more nasty women out there and they start with our girls.