Lessons Mama Never Taught Me

Book excerpt: Lessons Mama Never Taught Me, is unlike any other book that addresses women's issues. It follows the dramatic real - life stories of ten women and a coddled man who survived the darkest moments of their lives without lessons they felt their mother never taught them and emotional influences that impacted their judgment of choosing their love wisely. Each story focuses on the topics of (sex, dating, education, money) and questions that were avoided while they were growing up and how the lack of communication from their mother's affected their lives. You will find out what these lessons are, how they survived these challenges and the steps they each took toward healing. The stories offer candid thoughts of personal experiences with extra-marital affairs, abortion, Internet dating, domestic and sexual abuse, chemical dependency, mental illness, rape, gender identity, teen pregnancy and other topics that have been minimally addressed, considered taboo, or not addressed at all. The importance of this book is to emphasize the importance of teaching our girls and women that their value does not lie in their beauty, sexuality, and body image or domestic duties that may impact both women and men. We must have those discussions about relevant social issues that are affecting our young girls more now than ever before. As women and the first teachers of the family it is our responsibility to provide the foundation needed to handle the challenges and pressures that they deal with on a daily basis.