Just stumbled on the age old light skin/ dark skin debate. When I was growing up I noticed boys that always flocked to the light girl and the girls did the same (Many still do) But that doesnt make me feel any less beautiful. The man God had for me loves my brown skin, but I first had to love myself.

My mother always told me I was beautiful and she told me why she believed I was beautiful. I’m a pretty carefree person any way but I do believe this helped me build a resistence to negativity. If my mom whom I believed was gorgeous said I was beautiful than there is no one in the world that can tell me different.

It’s important to assure our children of their talents, beauty, charisma, gifts or whatever. They need to know from us 1st (parents)