MADE Issue 9 | Page 9

MADE FEATURES We always saw a confident woman that had a job, she came home, she cooked for us, she took care of us, she took care of her husband. She’s always just given us a real picture of what a real woman looks like. She’s always carried herself in that way. Meagan: It really does go back to our mom. I think she instilled a lot of confidence in us and let us know that we were capable of anything. Always held us accountable. We always had real conversations with her growing up. She never really shied away from anything. And I think as a result, I believe, made us both really well rounded and kind of to a point where we were over confident. We were like, “There is no plan-b. This is what’s going on, this is what we’re going to do”. LaMyia: And I believe that our relationship as well definitely cultivated that confidence because we’ve had a chance to really encourage each other and really honor and respect each other through our relationship. When we view other women, it’s not competition. It’s all about how can I uplift this sister; how can I either be a part of what she got going on or bring into what we have going on. I feel like the sisterhood and the relationship that we’ve grown really cultivated that confidence in us in a major way. Because it’s not about competition, it’s about how can we work together and how can we be better. What things in you that I might be able to relate to and make me better or vice versa. Meagan: Having that person in your life that you could be like, “Uh, that guy doesn’t like me” and she’s like “Well, that’s his loss.” And someone that you actually believe what they’re saying from a real place and they can’t lie to you, made-magazine.com | 9