Father's Day Spotlight - Saving Our Daughters
quotes from celebrities like t.i. included in saving our daughters book
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T.I. - I am an interactive parent. You strengthen your relationships through communication. I have a seven-year- old daughter. When you are looking at her, she is an angel, but when you turn your head, she’s just BAD. I let my daughter know that girls are special and boys know that. As parents, we should monitor our daughter’s interaction with her male relationships and I believe I will, but, if you squeeze soap too tight, it will slip out of your hand. I will monitor my sons more closely.
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Boris Kodjoe - If there's no chance of any kind of relationship with the father, girls need to use other positive male influences in their inner-circle to engage with. Having positive communication with a male will remove negative perceptions and thoughts about men in general and establish a healthy self-image, without feeling the need to constantly look for the replacement daddy.
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Jill Scott - A Father's Day Tribute To All Fathers: Raise your daughters to be future wives, mothers, and nurturers of our culture and people.
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Columbus Short - I have always said that if I have a daughter, I am going to love her better than anyone can love her. So when she gets out into the world, as soon as she hears, "Ah baby, you're fine," or "Oh you look so pretty," she doesn't just fall apart. Instead she'll look at them and say, "Oh no, you're going to have to come at me with something better than that." I see that when you find promiscuity in these young girls, right now, it's because they're fatherless. They weren't raised with the love of a fa
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Lisa Wu Hartwell - To All My Fathers With Daughters: Affirm your daughters daily as well as build their confidence at home so the world will not be able to break her down.