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emilyna11's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
rebleejen's review
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.5
This is written for an evangelical audience, but I read it because evangelical culture and Mormon culture have overlapping areas of concern. Actually, I wish this book had been around when my daughters were younger. It's a good resource for Christian parents who want to raise girls to be strong in their faith and confident in themselves.
midwifereading's review against another edition
5.0
Whether you have a daughter, or you have influence over someone's daughter, this book is for you. If you are an adult woman who grew up influenced by best-selling Christian books on gender roles, this book is for you.
I grieved and rejoiced reading this in preparation for taking my own daughters through it. I have come to believe that much of what I believed about the roles of women and girls and modesty and purity and more is not only wrong, but actively harmful -- to everyone.
My daughters deserve better, and this book is the right tool for the job.
I grieved and rejoiced reading this in preparation for taking my own daughters through it. I have come to believe that much of what I believed about the roles of women and girls and modesty and purity and more is not only wrong, but actively harmful -- to everyone.
My daughters deserve better, and this book is the right tool for the job.
lindsfindley's review against another edition
informative
reflective
4.0
This was honestly a fascinating read. I would suggest it to anyone raising kids as Christians within any denomination- it seems the same/similar terms & ideologies are used across them all & they’re just not working, or are actually doing more harm than good. I found this validating to my own experiences & helpful to me as a mom who wants to do better.
oliviajh's review against another edition
5.0
I only stopped reading to sleep, and even that was up for debate. You must read this book.
I have always said that I am someone that has grown-up “Purity Culture Adjacent” Purity Culture was not present in our home, but it was certainly present in the culture of my friends and the groups I was in. I had a balanced, biblical, consent and autonomy based sex education, but I was the outlier and the anomaly among my peers. And even though Purity Culture wasn’t in our home doesn’t mean I got out of my teen and early adult years unscathed. I have my own hurt & traumas as a result of the traditional purity culture teachings of evangelical culture and “theology” in the west. It has been a painful and humbling experience to listen to the stories of so many friends, mentors, and women that
have been harmed over and over again by these teachings.
This is the teaching I’d wish my best friends, sisters in Christ, and strangers in the grocery store had been given. This is the teaching I’d hope to give, should I ever have children.
This book, among others, gives me genuine hope for the future generations of girls and women. THIS is the teaching every girl should have, and DESERVES, to have.
I have always said that I am someone that has grown-up “Purity Culture Adjacent” Purity Culture was not present in our home, but it was certainly present in the culture of my friends and the groups I was in. I had a balanced, biblical, consent and autonomy based sex education, but I was the outlier and the anomaly among my peers. And even though Purity Culture wasn’t in our home doesn’t mean I got out of my teen and early adult years unscathed. I have my own hurt & traumas as a result of the traditional purity culture teachings of evangelical culture and “theology” in the west. It has been a painful and humbling experience to listen to the stories of so many friends, mentors, and women that
have been harmed over and over again by these teachings.
This is the teaching I’d wish my best friends, sisters in Christ, and strangers in the grocery store had been given. This is the teaching I’d hope to give, should I ever have children.
This book, among others, gives me genuine hope for the future generations of girls and women. THIS is the teaching every girl should have, and DESERVES, to have.
kitschykody's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
sydneyasommer's review against another edition
4.0
This book was great. As a Christian in school to be a therapist, and as a female negatively affected by the topics tackled in this book, I thought it was very valuable. I am not a mother myself, but I think mothers with daughters should read this, or any adult women who want to heal that hurt little girl inside of them. Highly recommend!!!