Is It Too Late to Apologize?

This Guest Post graciously submitted by Rachel Simmons. Hi Rachel, I started college last year and met my friend who quickly became a best friend. The problem is that later on in the year a third friend popped up to make a threesome and I didn’t handle the situation as gracefully as I could have. [...]

5 year old boy dares to dress as a girl, neighborhood moms freak.

WATRD blast from past, originally posted 11/2010 I found this story about a “Boo” a 5 year old boy who decided to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo quite interesting and I think you will too. His mother has an awesome post on the “aftermath” of Halloween, but here are the highlights. The kid [...]

No Belts For No Bullying.

Today, on our first belt ceremony day, no new belts were given out at the dojo. Instead an impromptu protest was staged and we have declared our dojo to be a “bully free zone”.  And we mean it. After a rash of dressing room events over the last few months– from the mysterious disappearance of [...]

My Very Own Dakota Fanning

This guest post provided by Dr. Dana from www.drudallweiner.com A few months ago my daughter and I were in Trader Joe’s, looking unkempt and bedraggled after some serious park time on a blustery, spring day.  Along with everyone else, we elbowed our way through the bottle neck at fruits and vegetables, continued bumper to bumper [...]

Parents Teasing Their Daughters about Weight

I am reading this great book by Valerie Frankel called “Thin is the New Happy” and in it she gives a very interesting statistic about parents and daughters. (The book is about the author’s life; how growing up she was tormented by her mom about her weight, i.e., put on Weight Watchers at the age [...]

Why Lady Gaga Is A Role Model for Girls

We’re all about original content at WeAretheRealDeal. But when I saw this post on Facebook (via Courtney Martin, author of Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, which I reviewed here), I couldn’t help but share this kick-ass article by Lilly @ RachelSimmons.com.

She is her own SUPERHERO.

Subtitle: hectic days in my part of the world. Im always reading and commenting if not able to frequently post. The below is crossposted at my site: MizFitOnline.com What one thought do I have rattling around in my head? Blog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinShare on Posterousshare via RedditShare with StumblersShare [...]

5 Ways to Help Girls Resist the Pressure to be Perfect

Girls today are told they can do anything. Unfortunately, the message they’re often getting is that they have to do everything and please everyone–get straight A’s in school, have the right look, and manage their jam-packed schedules. All this pressure is adding up to big time stress.