How to be a strong woman – lessons for daughters
As women, we all love to watch our kids grow into the kind, thoughtful, and beautiful women they were meant to be. However, it is also challenging to manage because I understand that we’ll not always be able to protect our daughters as women. Someday, it’ll be out of our hands to shield you from the harmful norms cooked by society. And while life is full of wonders and joy, life also has a bad habit of giving us the middle finger and hitting our throat with a punch if we aren’t paying attention.
Just as any mum can, all I can hope is that as mothers, we’ll be able to instill in our daughters the strong beliefs, morality, and values needed so that they can learn to traverse this world unscathed. As a girl child, it is scary to think of letting them go. They leave you weepy-eyed when they say things like, “I can do it myself.” Well, before they grow up before our eyes, it is essential to guide them through the path of womanhood. Becoming a woman is not a day’s job – but we’ve got to show them because that’s what they are intended to be.
“Be a Strong Woman. So, Your Daughter will have a Role Model, and Your Son will know what to look for in a woman when he’s a Man.”
How to become a stronger woman
- Seek the right kind of attention
In this ever-evolving world, we have loads of apps; and the social media world is also filled with toxic minds. Many apps, such as TikTok, can give you instant gratification without forming genuine connections with people you interact with. However, it’s no secret women are often oversexualized and objectified for all sorts of marketing schemes – marketing campaigns and advertisements.
First, you need to carry yourself with dignity and appreciate the woman you’ve become – this goes beyond your sex appeal and appearance. With this, you’ll begin to attract the right people and their attention – people who want something more than just a vague form of connection.
- Follow other strong women.
To be a role model to your daughter (a role model). If you turn on any reality TV show, what you’ll find is the display of materialism, sexualization of both genders, and self-absorption. Reality TV, as well as other types of media, don’t portray reality in any way.
- Don’t wait for a man in a cape (don’t wait around for someone to save you)
Don’t wait around for someone to save you. One of the essential elements in becoming an independent woman is learning that nobody’s coming to protect you. As a mother, you need to show your daughter that relying on someone to come along and rescue her is not healthy to make positive changes in her life. She needs to learn not to wait around for someone else to pick her up when she falls – it isn’t the right way to live.
At the end of it all, you need to be a Strong Woman. So, Your Daughter will have a Role Model, and Your Son will know what to look for in a woman when he’s a Man.
