“Initially, this project started as a desire to record my daughters and the memories of their childhood,” Parker tells The Stir. “Then it organically grew into something different. I started to recognize that the images where the girls were authentically captured were my favorites. After seeing this, I started to shoot with that in mind.” More From The Stir: I Won’t Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful For the past three years, Parker has been photographing her daughters and their friends in all their imperfect glory — “loud, athletic, fearless, messy, joyous, frustrated,” says Parker. “I wanted to celebrate these girls as they are, not how females are expected to be.” Parker hopes the photos in this slideshow will inspire more moms to coax their daughters to flout frivolous goals like looking “pretty” and just be themselves. As she points out, “Being pretty is not important,” she says. “Being who they are is.” What’s your favorite photo of your daughter? Image via Kate Parker Photography More from The Stir: 12 Extraordinary Images That Capture the Moment Moms Met Their New Babies (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: 6 Breathtaking Pictures That Show The Beauty of Giving Birth (PHOTOS)

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“Initially, this project started as a desire to record my daughters and the memories of their childhood,” Parker tells The Stir. “Then it organically grew into something different. I started to recognize that the images where the girls were authentically captured were my favorites. After seeing this, I started to shoot with that in mind.” More From The Stir: I Won’t Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful For the past three years, Parker has been photographing her daughters and their friends in all their imperfect glory — “loud, athletic, fearless, messy, joyous, frustrated,” says Parker. “I wanted to celebrate these girls as they are, not how females are expected to be.” Parker hopes the photos in this slideshow will inspire more moms to coax their daughters to flout frivolous goals like looking “pretty” and just be themselves. As she points out, “Being pretty is not important,” she says. “Being who they are is.” What’s your favorite photo of your daughter? Image via Kate Parker Photography More from The Stir: 12 Extraordinary Images That Capture the Moment Moms Met Their New Babies (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: 6 Breathtaking Pictures That Show The Beauty of Giving Birth (PHOTOS)

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“Initially, this project started as a desire to record my daughters and the memories of their childhood,” Parker tells The Stir. “Then it organically grew into something different. I started to recognize that the images where the girls were authentically captured were my favorites. After seeing this, I started to shoot with that in mind.” More From The Stir: I Won’t Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful For the past three years, Parker has been photographing her daughters and their friends in all their imperfect glory — “loud, athletic, fearless, messy, joyous, frustrated,” says Parker. “I wanted to celebrate these girls as they are, not how females are expected to be.” Parker hopes the photos in this slideshow will inspire more moms to coax their daughters to flout frivolous goals like looking “pretty” and just be themselves. As she points out, “Being pretty is not important,” she says. “Being who they are is.” What’s your favorite photo of your daughter? Image via Kate Parker Photography More from The Stir: 12 Extraordinary Images That Capture the Moment Moms Met Their New Babies (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: 6 Breathtaking Pictures That Show The Beauty of Giving Birth (PHOTOS)

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“Initially, this project started as a desire to record my daughters and the memories of their childhood,” Parker tells The Stir. “Then it organically grew into something different. I started to recognize that the images where the girls were authentically captured were my favorites. After seeing this, I started to shoot with that in mind.” More From The Stir: I Won’t Stop Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful For the past three years, Parker has been photographing her daughters and their friends in all their imperfect glory — “loud, athletic, fearless, messy, joyous, frustrated,” says Parker. “I wanted to celebrate these girls as they are, not how females are expected to be.” Parker hopes the photos in this slideshow will inspire more moms to coax their daughters to flout frivolous goals like looking “pretty” and just be themselves. As she points out, “Being pretty is not important,” she says. “Being who they are is.” What’s your favorite photo of your daughter? Image via Kate Parker Photography More from The Stir: 12 Extraordinary Images That Capture the Moment Moms Met Their New Babies (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: 6 Breathtaking Pictures That Show The Beauty of Giving Birth (PHOTOS)

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