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Showing Original Post only (View all)Strong is the new pretty: Photos show the secret side of girls [View all]
Sugar and spice and everything nice
A powerful photo series smashes through those age-old expectations by depicting little girls as they truly are: Brave, joyful, defiant, curious. And even a little bit messy.
Kate T. Parker is an acclaimed Atlanta-based photographer, but shes also the mother of two young girls. Its that last role that inspired her beautiful and aptly titled collection, Strong is the New Pretty.
I wanted to celebrate these girls as they are, not how females are expected to be. I wanted to celebrate them, just as they are, and show them that is enough. Being pretty or perfect is not important. Being who they are is, Kate says, adding, Theres a lot of pressure for girls (and women) to look a certain way, act in certain manner, and I wanted to let my daughters know that who they naturally are is enough.
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The intent of the collection isnt to pigeon-hole all girls as tomboys and athletes, just as its not meant to dismiss outright pink and princesses. Kate says she just set out to show that little girls cant be forced to fit the confines of a single cookie cutter mold. They are mermaids and skateboarders and everything in between. They are whoever and whatever they want to be.
If your daughter is obsessed with pink, princesses, and ballet, amazing! Or if she is a soccer playing, tough-as-nails bookworm, great! Kate tells PopSugar. Allow your girls to be who they are, whatever that is. Create an environment for them to feel secure and confident in their own selves. Let them know that whatever it is, whoever they are, thats OK. And not only [is it] OK, its great.
Read and See More http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/strong-is-the-new-03262015pretty-photos-show-secret-side-of-girls/
Girls after my own heart. I was such a tomboy. I played with trucks, one of my favorite vehicles was a tractor that had sparks that flew out of the stack. My greatest joy was when my dad tossed me dress and all into the cab of his truck, way up high in the sky.
There were few trees I didn't climb, and Lol~ some I fell out of. My mom and aunt had to soak my knee one time in the tub for an hour to get all the grit out of the cut. As kids we would go into the pine forest for hours, playing cowboys and Indians. Built forts and made bows and arrows out of branches. On Sundays my mom would pull my dress out of the closet for church. It took me years before I stopped bursting into tears when I saw it and hid under the bed, 'cause I didn't want to wear the stupid dress and I sure didn't want to go to church.
See, we can be anything we want to be. These are awesome photographs of girls, being who they want to be. The beauty and spirit in these photos is awesome.
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Tree-climbing, mud-shaping, swing-swinging, nature-loving tomboys, gotta love us
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2015
#4
Fist fights with boys! Protecting animals and the young! Girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!
freshwest
Apr 2015
#31