Showing posts with label daughters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daughters. Show all posts

Friday, January 24, 2020

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong


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Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong -- 224 pages

In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so heavily that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads.

The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. She shares the wisdom she's learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal singles life in New York (i.e. the inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction), reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong's letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and disgusting) for all.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chiamana Ngozi Adichie, 63 pages

This was a very insightful book.  Written by the author to her friends newborn daughter, it is a guide on how to raise a feminist.  The book touches on self reliance.  She also suggests girls not only play with girl toys but also with boy toys such as helicopters and cars.  She encourages girls to ask questions.  The book's message is how to raise strong, independent daughters which in today's society is very relevant.