IT'S TIME TO "WOMAN UP"_TALK ABOUT IT TUESDAY

In today's society I see more and more females giving excuses for why they can't give their best. I find more and more women passing down a generational curse of promiscuity to their daughters, and excusing them for their behavior. I see more and more women trying to go toe-to-toe with a man and level the so-called "playing field." We're always talking about "man up," but when are we going to "woman-up?"

It's time to teach our daughters about self-respect, dignity, and morality. It's time to discuss with them the truth of the world and where we went wrong as women. You always hear the tale that there aren't any more good men out there, well I beg to differ. I have been blessed with a good man, my step-dad is a good man, my brothers are good men, and so is my cousin. They respect themselves and the Queens and Princesses of their lives. But if we want something good to come our way, then we've got to put good out there. No man is going to respect a woman who only believes she has her body to offer.

When you can't look beyond the sexual and physical nature and look within yourself, how can you expect him to do the same? It's not about being on the same level as a man, it's about being the best woman that you can be. We are the true nurturers of the world and the strength and backbone of the family. We must learn to be strong in our own right and learn to be a good woman and then He will bless us with a good man. Being that man's strength and backbone will keep him strong and being his best. We shouldn't be comparing ourselves to men, but we should be comparing ourselves to being God's best. I believe women went wrong when they began to take on the concept, "If he can fool around so can I." No...you can't, or actually you can, but you shouldn't. That's the first step of losing respect for yourself.

As women we are to teach our daughters to love and embrace their unique gifts, and to treat their bodies as temples. We are to teach them to love and respect those in authority and to have a beautiful spirit at all times. This isn't to say that every female must be the same, but we have to take back our dignity, our strength, our respect, and our womanhood. We must be our best for our daughters to be their best.

Join me as we continue the discussion on this "Woman Up" series. Because I know that we could discuss this controversial topic all day.

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