Sisanie

Sisanie

Sisanie is co-host of Ryan Seacrest's show On Air With Ryan on KIIS FM Los Angeles' Hit Music radio station from 5am-10am.Full Bio

 

Mom's Photos Of Girls As Princesses and Athletes Go Viral

Having a daughter is such a special experience, but sometimes we need a little boost to remind them that they really can do anything - even if societal norms tell them otherwise.

Mom and photographer Heather Mitchell created an amazing series of photos showing girls as princesses AND athletes... and the photos went viral for their powerful message.

The idea for the series came to Heather during her daughter's softball practice, where another mom told Heather that her daughter "was not athletic — that she was a girly girl.”

Heather later told Today that she “couldn’t sleep that night. All I could think was, ‘Why does she have to choose?'”

The morning after the incident at softball practice, Heather brought her daughter Paislee to the studio and had her pose in her softball gear and princess gear at the same time. After seeing the photos, other parents asked her to do the same with their daughters.

And as you can see in the photos above, the result were some incredible photos.

“Our daughters do not have to choose,” she added. “My parents taught me that I could be anything I wanted growing up. I didn’t realize until I was much older that everyone is not that blessed.”

And she doesn't stop there - she also hopes her photos encourage girls every where.

“I hope that every little girl that sees this series can see that there is no box. Whatever their dreams are, they can achieve them.”

As a woman who grew up not really encouraged to be in sports (though I was a dancer and did cheer!) I am definitely going to encourage my kids to do whatever THEY want to do. If Aiza wants to play soccer, that's awesome! If Maxon wants to dance, great. If they both want to run track, all the more power to them.

It's so important to teach our kids, especially our daughters, that there aren't any boxes.

Thank you for these awesome photos, Heather!

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Photo: Heather Mitchell HMP Couture Imagery


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