American Mirror

Do Conservative Mothers Love Their Daughters?

If you are a mother who supports the conservative agenda of predatory billionaires, right wing Republicans, and Tea Party radicals you are not as smart or as patriotic as you think you are. Nor do you love your daughters and granddaughters as much as you think you do. What you are is delusional, suicidal, sexist, and homophobic. What you are is an opponent of democracy, the teachings of Jesus Christ, and women. And you don't love your female children. Furthermore, no amount of angry bitching and proclamations about how much you love your country and how much you love your... Read more →

When Women Vote For Conservative Republicans Bad Things Happen To Women.

It's true. When women help elect right wing conservatives and tea party Republicans, bad things happen for women. Critical thinkers are bemused if not astounded that working class and middle class red state voters keep voting against their own interest to help elect conservative Republicans. The record is undeniably clear. All of the policies that benefit the majority of Americans have come from liberal politicians not conservative politicians. Perhaps the first sentence in this piece help explains the problem. Conservative Republicans and conservative pundits lead their constituents by their emotional noses. And the inability to disengage from emotional thinking and... Read more →

Have Conservative Mothers Lost the Maternal Instinct To Protect Daughters?

What will it take for American Mothers to start protecting their daughters from conservative terror? The maternal instinct was once considered to be one of the strongest instinct in nature. While it seem to still be true with most members of the animal kingdom, it isn't nearly as true for humans as it might have been. Conservative mothers and conservative grandmothers especially seems to have been compromised in their willingness to protect daughters and granddaughters from the fascist style onslaught of conservative politicians who seem bent on denying their sons and daughters right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of... Read more →

Don't Let Needy Friends Make You Unhappy.

Sometimes you can never do enough for your needy friends. While that statement is true for your men and women friends, this article is mostly about the relationships you have with your needy women friends. The main reasons most needy people are needy is because they tend to make bad decisions. And more often than not, they blame other people for their bad decisions and the resulting conditions in which they find themselves. As a result many women fall into the trap of accepting responsibility for their female friend's difficult situation even when they are not responsible for the situation... Read more →

Domestic Abuse Is Not Just A Men And Women Problem.

One only need to read advice columns like Ann Landers, Dear Abby, and Carolyn Hax to realize that women suffer the most in abusive relationships. While much of the request for advice these columnist receive are about the abusive relationship women endure with the men in their lives, much of it is not. Much of the abuse many adult women and young girls endure comes at the hands of mothers, fathers, siblings, and friends, especially mothers. Since the abuse from these sources for the most part are without physical trauma it is easy for those on the outside looking in... Read more →

What Can A Mother Teach Her Daughters About Men?

In a previous post I wrote about 21 Things Your Daughter Should Know About Men Before She Starts Dating. Predictably, some men objected to the article. They deemed it unfairly stereotypical and that it was not representative of all men. Of course it wasn't; nor did it pretend to be. That claim was never made for one very good reason, "all" never correctly applies to any group. Nevertheless, that salient fact does not negate the very real fact that there are many pitfalls in male-female relationship that young girls and their mothers encounter that can wreck havoc on their physical... Read more →

Inspire Empowering Self Confidence In Our Daughters And Other Young Girls.

We must nurture as well as teach and protect little girls. When parents and a young daughter share a nurturing relationship the young girl can affirm who she is and be comfortable with the image she has of herself. She will see in herself the ability to stand strong even if she has to stand alone. This is the real power of self confidence and self reliance. The verse below, written for a young girl who was encountering some difficulty with her peers in elementary school, is an example of the inspiration and affirmation a young girl can have. I... Read more →