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Source: Mashable
These kids finally say what they really think about mom. And her reaction? Priceless.
via Upworthy
Seven-Year-Old Girl Writes LEGO To Stop Promoting Gender Stereotypes
A seven-year-old girl named Charlotte has taken LEGO to task for not only making more “boy people” than “lego girls,” but sending the former on adventures while the latter “sit at home.”
“All the girls did was sit at home, go to the beach, and shop, and they had no jobs,” writes Charlotte, “but the boys went on adventures, worked, saved people, and had jobs, even swam with sharks.”
Her request is simple: “I want you to make more lego girl people and let them go on adventures and have fun ok!?! from Charlotte. Thank you.”
Source and image source: Jezebel
How would American girls’ lives be different if parents were half as concerned with their bodies and twice as intrigued by their minds?
Source: New York Times
A Celebration Of A Mom’s Love, This Father-Daughter Photo Series Will Tear Your Heart Apart
In 2009, newlyweds Ben and Ali Nunery – dressed in their finest wedding regalia – posed in their new, as-yet unfurnished home in Cincinnati, Ohio, for wedding album photos. "It was the beginning of what we planned on being a long and happy life together,“ Ben wrote on his blog.
Sadly, however, this wasn’t to be. The couple was soon informed that Ali had a rare form of lung cancer. In 2011, just a year after their daughter, Olivia, was born, the young mom – then just 31 – passed away. As Ben grieved, he continued living with Olivia in the house that he had shared with Ali.
This year, Ben says he is finally ready to say goodbye to that house. He knew, however, that he and Olivia couldn’t just move out without marking the occasion in some way. So he recreated the photographs he once took with Ali. This time, he posed with 3-year-old Olivia, the other love of his life.
The results are beautiful.
Source and Photo Source: HuffPo
Today marks episode one of a special four-part series on leaning in, from the gals of Stuff Mom Never Told You. First up: How to Negotiate Like a Woman. Tune in!