Home Girls Unite

This week, we look at an daughter confession. Book a RANT session ⁠ here⁠ . Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions  ⁠here⁠ Find us on  ⁠Twitter⁠ ,  ⁠ Instagram⁠  and  ⁠TikTok⁠ Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com

When did you first realise that your eldest daughter role dominated your life? This week, we speak about how the eldest daughter role dominates our lives. We discuss the guilt that comes with deciding to put yourself first and how to work around that guilt. We also look into the types of roles eldest daughters go into and how to manage a good work/life balance. Book a RANT session  here . Anonymou...

WE ARE BACK!! With two new co-hosts. Join us today as we get to know one of our new co-hosts, Kiran. Book a RANT session  here . Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions  here Find us on  Twitter ,   Instagram  and  TikTok Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com

This week, we are joined by Holly. Holly talks us through a step-by-step process of being estranged from her family. We speak about estrangement from both parents and some siblings, the rationale behind her choices and how it has helped her currently. We also discuss aspects of her life when she experienced abuse and financial mistreatment. Finally, we talk about all things self-care and how to pr...

This week, I look at how loneliness impacts the lives of eldest daughter and how they can work to overcome it. If you need to speak with someone, please book a rant session with us. Book a RANT session  here . Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions  here Find us on  Twitter ,   Instagram  and  TikTok Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com

This week, we are joined by Praise. We speak about gendered parenting and how she moved away without feeling guilty. We also speak about careers and how her eldest daughter role helped her in this role. Book a RANT session  here . Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions  here Find us on  Twitter ,   Instagram  and  TikTok Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com

This week Nicole joins us. We discuss dating and moving in with a boy without your parents’ approval. We also discuss the work that goes into ending people-pleasing tendencies. Finally, we discuss her career, how she ran for CONGRESS, and her parent’s disapproval of this decision. Book a RANT session  here . Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions  here Find us on  Twitter ,   Instagram...

This week, we joined Usna, the eldest daughter of six. We discuss how her eldest daughter role has infiltrated many parts of her life, including her relationship with her siblings and how she has never felt like a sister, but a parent, dating life, the guilt of eldest daughter life and more, even after moving out. Book a RANT session  here Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions  here Fi...

This week, I am joined by Cellia. We discuss being in a long-distance relationship with her family after moving abroad. We also discuss the resentment that comes with the eldest daughter role, the differences in treatment between her and her siblings, career choices and going into the creative sector. Finally, we speak about conversing with your parents about your eldest daughter experiences and t...

This week, we are joined by Zoha. We discuss life in an abusive household and how education helped her escape. We also discuss how she supported her mother with English classes and eventually helped her secure a job. Book a RANT session here Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions here Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and TikTok Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com

This week we are joined by Naomi. We speak about how she had to pause her life to look after her younger siblings. How difficult friendships and dating is and also how her eldest daughter role has affected her education. Book a RANT session here  Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions here Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and TikTok Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com

This week, we are joined by Ridwan. We speak about all things moving out, friendships, and supporting your family. We also discuss how her eldest daughter role changed after her sister was diagnosed with Leukaemia, caring for her and making sure she also prioritised her own needs.  Book a RANT session here Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions here Find us on Twitter ,  Insta...

After some well-needed break, we are backkkk!!  This week, we are on Twitter spaces having some good conversations about missing out on things and how to deal with them. We also discuss how patriarchy plays such a huge part in how our mothers raised us and let their sons be free.  Book a RANT session here Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions here Find us on Twitter ,  I...

This week, we are joined by Yvan, creator of BudgetingBred . An online platform about Yvan's personal finance journey. We discuss how eldest daughters can save, spend money without feeling guilty, and work through the idea of being their parent's retirement plans.  Book a RANT session here Anonymously send your eldest daughter confessions here Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us...

This week we are joined by Jo. We discuss eldest daughter life from a generational perspective. Both she and her mother rejected the role and chose to put their education first. We also discuss life dealing with a high-functioning alcoholic father and how all this affected her education.  Finally, speak about having to be there for her siblings when her parents both passed away. Book a RANT s...

This week, I am joined by Sevil, we spoke about her eldest daughter journey and how what it is like to be the outspoken one in the family. How her mother has been supportive of her outspokenness and why it is important to do it for her sister. To read Sevil's blog, here's the link.  Extras Book a RANT session here Email us:  hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram a...

This week, I am joined by Ridwan. Eldest daughter and Operations Manager at You Press. We speak about You Press, her role within the organisation and what eldest daughter life is like for her.  You Press is an award-winning social enterprise based in London. Our projects empower young people (between 16-30 years old) and underrepresented communities to find their voice and be heard. This invo...

This week I am joined by Akos, and we speak about having a co-dependent mother from the age of 5. We also discuss the cultural clashes of being a Ghanaian American and how that impacted her upbringing. Finally, we speak about her queerness and how it clashed with her African-ness, her mother's reaction to it and her eventual support of identity.  Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@hom...

****TRIGGER WARNING - CHILD ABUSE / LOSING PARENTS ****  This week,  I speak to Rena about her childhood with an abusive Mother who was violent towards her. We speak about how she has gotten through it with therapy and moving out. Lastly, we discuss life without her parents who both passed away.  Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter , &nbs...

This week, I am joined by Muna. Muna inherited the eldest daughter's role when her sister left home. We speak about what it is like to grow up with a narcissistic Mother and a Father that enables it, how to identify the traits and how to live with such parents. We also talk about her process of moving out of the family home and how she had a conversation with her parents.  Book a RANT session...

This week, I am joined by Nadiya. An eldest daughter who has done what many of us are hoping to do - MOVE OUT. We speak about life as an eldest daughter who moved out and how she did not speak to her parents for around four months.  Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and TikTok 

This week I am joined by Raha; we talk about when your parents choose cultural needs over your needs. The pressures of living with parents that do not want you to be an adult and the consequences that come with doing what's best for you as the eldest daughter.  Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter,  Instagram and TikTok 

This week, I am joined by Home Girl Monica. We discuss eldest daughter life, looking at themes of the double standard, being a second parent,  being alienated from your peers and the guilt that comes with putting yourself first.   Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and TikTok 

The cost of living crisis and financial abuse has made it hard for many eldest daughters to move out of abusive homes. Here are some resources on how they can help you in the journey to move out. To read more on the available support, head over to Surviving Economic Abuse .  Extras  Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and Tik...

This week I was joined by Kinneh and Mariama, and we spoke about life as the eldest daughter in the UK and Gambia and the cultural differences that come with that! We speak about siblings, financiers, our mothers and their eldest daughter roles and more.  Book a RANT session here Email us at hello@homegirlsunite.com Find us on Twitter ,  Instagram and TikTok