Comments on: How to convince my shy teens the truth about popularity https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/ Stories with Hocus Pocus & All That Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: When the Reality in Your Story is a Fantasy World - Author Maureen L. Bonatch https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-4906 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 10:06:38 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-4906 […] Granted the author could pen a good story once I blocked out the overwhelming perfection of these heroines, or I wouldn’t have kept reading. But, in retrospect, I don’t think these are the best YA stories to help young girls with their self-esteem. […]

]]> By: The Most Important Part of Valentine's Day - Author Maureen L. Bonatch https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-4710 Sun, 05 Feb 2017 23:01:12 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-4710 […] long before they’ve found their own confidence and learned to love themselves. (I wrote this post about the importance of having confidence & learning to love […]

]]> By: How I Lost and Found My Motivation to Freelance - Horkey HandBook - https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3687 Tue, 24 May 2016 05:05:14 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3687 […] I didn’t take my own advice. It took writing a blog about confidence for my teenage daughters to realize that’s what I lacked. My temporary […]

]]> By: Maureen L. Bonatch https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3605 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:12:33 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3605 Congratulations to Kristina O.! She is the winner of one my books just for visiting and commenting on my blog! If you’d like to find out all of the winners from The Little Things Blog Hop visit the Facebook page here:
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]]> By: Maureen L. Bonatch https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3604 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:05:20 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3604 In reply to Kristina O.

Kristina- congratulations! Just for visiting and commenting- You are the winner of one of my books in ebook format!

]]> By: Scarlett West https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3594 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 05:00:12 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3594 That;s very true what you wrote. I can relate to this post on different levels. I blogged about Epic vs Authentic bc I feel like we are constantly pressured to be so “amazing” when it feels we may miss the point about authenticity mattering as well. At times, “being epic” to me feels like an adult version of popularity.

]]> By: Christina Wagner https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3592 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:16:32 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3592 To my younger self I would say don’t date Justin. He was a lot older, and the only guy that showed interest in me. Then he became verbally, mentally, and physically abusive, and because he was the only guy that showed interest in me I thought for a long time that I deserved it. The only good thing that came out of it is I stopped being anorexic, and gained confidence in my self.
It also helped me raise a beautiful, strong, independent daughter who has a great group of friends who love her for being herself.

]]> By: Danyelle Wadsworth https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3590 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 06:27:25 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3590 To not only stand up for yourself but for others as well

]]> By: Darcy Thorn https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3584 Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:11:43 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3584 I would say “Don’t wear your sister’s hand me down clothes” She will tell everyone she knows!
She was older than me by only a year!
Love her now but gesh!

]]> By: Brittany https://www.maureenbonatch.com/2016/03/the-little-secret-i-want-to-tell-my-teens-littlethings-bloghop/#comment-3580 Sat, 26 Mar 2016 17:29:44 +0000 https://www.maureenbonatch.com/?p=1886#comment-3580 My daughter is in kindergarten so she isn’t here yet, but my son is in fifth grade and even that is a social struggle some days. I will never tell them school days are the best times because they arent! The best times are yet to come. I remind them bullies have problems that they are taking out on them and will not succeed in life being bullies. I tell them I had a few best friends and lots of friends in school, but am currently only friends with one of those people still. Just remember this too shall pass and eventually you will be on the other side of the rainbow!

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