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ghetto housewives

clott5 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:26:44 -0500

With all the money that these women have, why do they not spend it on getting the ghetto hood language out of their speech? There is no way in hell I will spend even fives minutes on this version of Real Housewives!!

Atlanta's "black" and wealthy women

kriste — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:15:45 -0500

First let me say Im not prejudice by a long shot, and am an avid Bravo watcher. But I noticed in the "Real housewives of Orange county and New York", there wasn't a black female in neither. Why is it that this time around the show is situated in Atlanta and the "black" and wealthy, why is there a blond "white" woman in the mix? Not sure about Orange county, but Im sure there were some "black" wealthy women in New York.

What are the neighbors saying?

rebellious thinker — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:41:15 -0500

Who cares about eye rolling--that's a face saving gesture--as long as someone is paying attention.

There's so much competition for girls' attention. There's the nurture in the house, and then the "nurture" from friends, and tv, and school, and society.

I have two daughters (12 and 17), and I have surely tried to teach them to be strong women and to speak up for themselves. But you know what? My younger daughter has a friend who other mothers don't let their daughters hang out with her (I almost forgot myself and said "play," but they are so over that). Anyway. I asked her one day why the moms treat her like that and she said that don't like that she is so blunt and speaks her mind. This is a 12-year-old girl being ostracized by parents because of her frankness. She is at my house often, so I know that there are not disrespectful things coming out of her. Just makes you pause and wonder what is being taught is other homes.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

This absolutely breaks my heart.

GlindaofOz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:13:32 -0500

What is going on with our young girls today? So many of them suffer from severely low self-esteem. How has this happened? I quake in thinking about what the future holds for these young women.

Who do we fault? I'm not a parent so I always hate to place the blame there but I have to wonder. I have a teenaged cousin and my aunt and uncle did everything to help her feel good about herself and all of their work on trying to instill self-esteem in their daughter has been washed away. So I wonder if the influence of peers and media is stronger than anything from parents.

I'd like to believe that adding self-esteem workshops and spotting abusive relationship signs to curriculum at school would help but i can't help but believe that it would induce eye-rolls from teens.

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Another film for teens

rebellious thinker — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:52:03 -0500

The high school where I teach had a program like that this past year. The students watched a very good film about abuse, there was a short intro to the film, a brief question and answer period at the end, and that was it. Maybe it was enough for someone to realize what was happening to her, maybe it was enough for someone to see what he was doing, but this should surely be a bigger part of the curriculum. What can be more important than to know how to treat and respect each other?

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

Pregnancy Pact

JenWag57 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:18:42 -0500

I also wrote a similar post on the pregnancy pact :

Are Teens getting pregnant because of Pop Culture?

However, about the Baby Borrowers: it might have come at a great time for teens, but I am very against the show from the standpoint of the babies and toddlers:

The Baby Borrowers reality show: Good for teens, bad for babies

PLEASE send her this post

AnissaMayhew — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:46:23 -0500

It wasn't me, it was my 2 year old. She was diagnosed with cancer in July 06. There were so many people who said "I don't know what to say" and I didn't care what they said, I just needed something to do, someone to talk to, someone to tell me about the mundane non-cancer things going on in their lives.

It is so hard because when cancer envelopes your life, you DO lose friends. Those friends who are afraid to talk to you because it makes their own mortality real and touchable. Those friends who are afraid of making you cry, or saying the wrong thing when they don't understand that not saying anything makes you feel as if they don't care. There are those people who need to keep their mouths shut, but usually just the fact that you care enough to call lifts the spirit.

I don't know what to say. I have a deep faith and for some, that makes it harder because I get angry with God...with all rights to be...that THIS is my new normal. But remind her over and over.....not that her miracle is coming, don't make statements that have no bearing because they're not yours to give....but that giving the anger, the fear and anxiety to God is what is important. That you love and support and encourage her, that you're there for her, that's its ok if all she wants to do is call you and cry and vent.

Be honest with her, let her comfort you occassionally...you'd be surprised how much she needs that too....to know that you're afraid and that you love her enough to fear for her.

Anissa Mayhew

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Bubble Burst for this Princess

rebellious thinker — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:49:28 -0500

You can follow that prescription but you won't necessarily live happily ever after. And implying that it's that straightforward has, perhaps, led some to work at relationships that will never bring happiness.

Laura. Check out my Fairy Tale Romance piece here or at www.rebelliousthoughtsofawoman.com.