By Eva Grape — 2021
The influence of my Borderline Personality Disorder mother on my friendship style.
Read on medium.com
CLEAR ALL
As children grow and their digital imprint becomes greater, so does their need to feel validated. But it is important to encourage the value of self-worth and validating ourselves.
By linking their value to approval from others, they are searching outside of themselves in order to feel good and worthy.
We’ve all heard of the gender pay gap in the workplace (including the so-called “motherhood penalty” and “fatherhood bonus”), but research shows that inequitable compensation between boys and girls starts in the home, with chores and allowance.
“You’re always communicating about race, whether you talk about it or not.”
“I just didn’t want them to stress and not be afraid to go to school. The less they knew, the better it was.”