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 A definite "sharezie" book. Sep 07, 2007
I appreciate the author's openness in sharing her story with us. I'm sharing this book with each of my daughters.
 (RAW Rating: 3.5) - Encouraging Overview of Life Jul 28, 2007
TheNita has written a very short, but insightful book to be shared between mothers and daughters, and even grandmothers. WHAT EVERY MOTHER SHOULD TELL THEIR DAUGHTERS is packed with encouraging advice dealing with life, love, finances, and even spiritual guidance. In seven short chapters the author shares lessons, such as not letting circumstances control you, not allowing someone else to determine your worth, the importance of chasing dreams, and going after what you want. These, along with several other lessons are used as teaching modules and backed by relevant experiences in the author's life, what she learned from them, and a final mother/daughter lesson placed at the end of each section for reflection.
Though the book was short and could've used a thorough proofreading, I enjoyed the lessons shared by the author; especially about the mother being a daughter's #1 fan. It is perceived by many that the father has this role. But, I tend to agree with TheNita in that the mother plays a very important part of the woman her child grows up to be.
WHAT EVERY MOTHER SHOULD TELL THEIR DAUGHTERS is an encouraging overview of life and how to make the best of it. It is written in an easy to read tone and Christian-based, but not preachy, which will aid in the delivery of the message and assist those who choose to employ the tools in their own family. TheNita concludes the book with an additional chapter reflecting on her own life and an appreciation letter to her own mother.
Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
Started reading and couldn't stop until I finished..... Apr 23, 2007
This book is very engaging. After initially planning to read a chapter or two, I finished the entire book in one sitting. The author, TheNita, shared many personal moments of her life in which she gained wisdom to share with the reader. It's written in a style which is more reminiscent of a personal journal than a instructive guide or researched material. While it's clear that her perspective is as an African-American woman, the lessons learned are applicable to any woman regardless of racial, ethnic, or soci-economic background. Her honesty about her childhood and her own subsequent mistakes is so compelling that you'll sometimes cringe while reading. However, it may give other women the courage to be honest about their own mistakes as well and to learn the lesson from it. It is the right step to begin the healing process and break generational curses over women in families.
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Stop generational illness by giving motherly love and wisdom Apr 18, 2007
Reviewed by Kelli Glesige for Reader Views (3/07)
The relationship between a mother and daughter is explored in this book about healthy emotional connections. It discusses giving the very best that life has to offer in the hopes of stopping generational illness that is passed from mother to daughter to granddaughter. The book is all about love; first how to love yourself, and then how to love your daughter while teaching her to love herself. Giving motherly love and wisdom can save a daughter from much heartache and pain that she would, otherwise, eventually learn the hard way and on her own.
Author TheNita overcame life lessons learned the hard way by pulling herself up from difficult circumstances, overcoming adversities and bad decisions, living in far from ideal living conditions, and abuse. Sharing her recollections, TheNita tells what she has learned, hoping to curb others from making the same mistakes. She shares the critical role God has played in her life, encouraging others to seek his strength and guidance also.
At only 58 pages, this book is small, but it offers helpful information that can benefit others immensely. Troubled teens or single moms might find it to their particular advantage. Reading about how the author made changes in her life can motivate others to know they too can change. One has the power to change if the desire and knowledge is present. TheNita provides her method of obtaining both to enable that change.
"What Every Mother Should Tell Their Daughters" was not what I thought it would be: it is more than just an advice book for mothers. Through her counsel, the author has helped her own mother and her sons. She gives guidance because of the love she holds for her mother and because she wants her mother to enjoy the things she is blessed with now. "The goal," states TheNita, "is to stop negative and abusive cycles now--do not carry them to future generations." I recommend this book to anyone, particularly females, hoping to raise well-rounded and emotionally stable daughters or sons.
A tenderly written, solidly grounded guide Apr 07, 2007
Written by The Nita, an African-American survivor of domestic abuse who has risen above her destructive path through her faith in God and became the first Armed Services Officer in her family, What Every Mother Should Tell Their Daughters: A Book For Women is a guide written especially for mothers and daughters everywhere to avoiding harmful patterns in one's life. Peppered with vignette's from the author's life and her memories of her own mother and grandmother, What Every Mother Should Tell Their Daughters includes such pearls of wisdom as "Don't let circumstances control you", "Never compromise your beliefs or your principles; the results will be pain", "When you want a change in life, do something different", and "Teach your daughters how to manage their finances" . ("For some odd reason we seem to believe that the first sign of growing up and being on our own is to get as many credit cards as we can and max them all out! Completely untrue!") A Best Books Award Finalist at USABookNews.com, What Every Mother Should Tell Their Daughters is a tenderly written, solidly grounded guide especially recommended as a mother's day or daughter's birthday gift.
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