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Ladies, stop trying to be perfect!

Ladies, stop trying to be perfect!

Somehow, we modern women morphed feminism into perfectionism. How can we prevent our daughters from following in our not-so-perfect footsteps?

Family matters

Cut your kids' cell phone addiction
Cut your kids' cell phone addiction
Ban child beauty pageants?
Ban child beauty pageants?
2-year-old gets weight-loss surgery: How young is too young?
2-year-old gets weight-loss surgery: How young is too young?
Talking to kids about D.C. tragedy
Talking to kids about D.C. tragedy
Sexy selfie ban exposes double standard
Sexy selfie ban exposes double standard
Tuba or flute? Picking the right instrument for your child
Tuba or flute? Picking the right instrument for your child
The great homework debate: Too much, too little?
The great homework debate: Too much, too little?
Why Miley Cyrus' performance sets girls and women back
Why Miley Cyrus' performance sets girls and women back
Your family's emergency kit is probably a disaster
Your family's emergency kit is probably a disaster
So, that's what that's for! The new dad learning curve
So, that's what that's for! The new dad learning curve
Too hot: Why some parents dread back-to-school shopping
Too hot: Why some parents dread back-to-school shopping
Here's the real way to curb kids' TV watching
Here's the real way to curb kids' TV watching

Women talk

A countdown for Kendall Jenner's 18th?
A countdown for Kendall Jenner's 18th?
Women debate Marissa Mayer's Vogue photo
Women debate Marissa Mayer's Vogue photo
Period power: Talking to girls about 'Aunt Flo'
Period power: Talking to girls about 'Aunt Flo'
Moms' financial fears led to more spanking, shouting
Moms' financial fears led to more spanking, shouting
Is Huma Abedin blaming herself?
Is Huma Abedin blaming herself?
Weiner's wife: Should Huma stand by her man?
Weiner's wife: Should Huma stand by her man?
10 things that might even make a duchess go insane after baby
10 things that might even make a duchess go insane after baby
Talking Trayvon with kids isn't exclusive to African-American parents
Talking Trayvon with kids isn't exclusive to African-American parents
How not to be a scary stage parent
How not to be a scary stage parent

Work-life balance

Moms 'opting in' to work find doors shut
Moms 'opting in' to work find doors shut
Work from home moms face a juggling act too
Work from home moms face a juggling act too
BlogHer '13: Where everyone knows your Twitter name
BlogHer '13: Where everyone knows your Twitter name
Sheryl Sandberg at BlogHer: Not every woman has to be a CEO
Sheryl Sandberg at BlogHer: Not every woman has to be a CEO
Sleep-away camp: Crazy things parents do to cope
Sleep-away camp: Crazy things parents do to cope

Videos

France attempts to ban child pageants
France attempts to ban child pageants
TV host had plastic surgery to 'get ahead'
TV host had plastic surgery to 'get ahead'
Revolt: The kindergarteners take over!
Revolt: The kindergarteners take over!
Humorous disaster preparedness campaign
Humorous disaster preparedness campaign
Tearful goodbye for freshman daughter
Tearful goodbye for freshman daughter
Yahoo CEO's Vogue photos inspire debate
Yahoo CEO's Vogue photos inspire debate
My biggest fear becoming a dad was ...
My biggest fear becoming a dad was ...
Women opt back into the workforce
Women opt back into the workforce
Keeping your kids safe from strangers
Keeping your kids safe from strangers
'Camp Gyno' ad about periods goes viral
'Camp Gyno' ad about periods goes viral
Women talk: Paging 'Aunt Flo'
Women talk: Paging 'Aunt Flo'
'Camp Gyno' ad goes viral
'Camp Gyno' ad goes viral
Choosing to be kid-free
Choosing to be kid-free
Does Huma Abedin blame herself?
Does Huma Abedin blame herself?

About Kelly

CNN digital correspondent and editor-at-large Kelly Wallace is a mother of two girls who turned her passion for parenting and work-life balance into a new career path. A longtime news reporter who worked at CNN (at two different times!), she left network news for online coverage of women's issues, interviewing newsmakers including first lady Michelle Obama. Follow her on Twitter and at CNN Parents.

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