“My daughter had carried within her a story that kept hurting her: Her dad abandoned her. She started telling herself a new story. Her dad had done the best he could. He wasn't capable of giving more. It had nothing to do with her. She could no longer take it personally.” GivingDoneStoriesHurtDadCapableDaughterMy DaughterAbandoned Author:Regina Brett
“I was pretty impressed during the opening of one of my shows, when the five-year-old daughter of a well-known movie actress took a running jump at one of my paintings, like she was diving into a swimming pool. I preferred to treat her impulse as a compliment rather than insult. Sadly she hurt herself more than the painting.” YearsWellsChildrenShowsRunningHurtKnownFivePaintingDaughterTreatsActressesOpeningImpulseFive YearsInsultComplimentSwimmingPoolImpressedWell KnownDivingFive Year OldsSwimming Pool Author:James Nares
“Women not only get violated, but then we take on the struggle to end it too... As a man, how could the destruction of women be anything to you but devastating? Think about the fact that the women being hurt are your mothers, daughters, sisters.” ThinkingMenEndsFactsMotherHurtStruggleDaughterDestructionMother DaughterBeing Hurt Author:Eve Ensler
“Fathers can seem powerful and overwhelming to their daughters. Let her see your soft side. Express your feelings and reactions. Tell her where you came from and how you got there. Let her see that you have had fears, failures, anxious times, hurts, just like hers, even though you may look flawless to her.” LooksMayFeelingsSeemsFatherSidesHurtPowerfulDaughterReactionsOverwhelmingAnxiousFlawless Book:Daughters: from infancy to independence Source: Daughters: from infancy to independence
“I don't struggle to forgive people. I find it quite easy to forgive people for the harms that they have inflicted on me. What I do find challenging is to forgive people for the harms they inflict on my daughters and family. So, I find it challenging when I see somebody else experience hurt. I also look at my children and family and then I realize, I don't stand inside their skin and that is for me a forgiveness practice I still need to engage in.” PeopleNeedsLooksChildrenStillsEasyRealizingChallengesHurtPracticeStruggleDaughterSkinsForgivingHarmMy ChildrenMy Daughter Author:Desmond Tutu
“Prostitutes have feelings; they are very human. They hurt, bleed cry and laugh just like you and me. To the people that want to legalize prostitution: Let me ask you a question. If you want to legalize it, would you now let your daughter/niece/grand daughter/sister do this? Why not sign them up for what you want legalized? And if not, WHY not? Does it make them too human for you now?” PeopleIfsWantHumansDoeFeelingsAsksHurtLaughingCryLike YouDaughterLet MeWhat You WantWhy NotProstitutionOur DaughterYour DaughterNieceGrand Daughter Author:Annie Lobert
“I don't play anymore because I can't play anymore and I retired when I was playing for Chelsea because the doctor had to cut my leg in two parts so this is why I retired. I started going to the gym recently and my knee started to hurt again, so you can imagine what it would be like if I tried to play! I play football on the beach with my daughters and my friends but that's it.” IfsI CanTwoPlayWould BeHurtCuttingImagineFootballDaughterMy FriendsDoctorsLegsBeachKneesMy DaughterGymRetiredBecause I CanChelsea Author:Emmanuel Petit
“They [media] don't care if they're hurting anybody's family or hurting their reputation. The most interesting thing about it is that it's people doing it to other people. It's somebody who has a sister or a brother or a daughter or a son or a family. They don't care.” PeopleIfsCareHurtInterestingMediaSonBrotherDaughterDon't CareReputationMost InterestingInteresting Things Author:Scott Eastwood