Tag: body image
What To Do When Your Child Tells You She Is Fat
In late 2017, I wrote a post called My Changing Body as a way to talk about body image and weight in ways women...
Hey, Mama! This Summer, Just Say “NO” To Diets
It never fails. Another summer, another season of obtrusive ads and messages from the diet industry to get a
“bikini body” or “lose weight and...
Postpartum Bodies: Looking Forward, Not “Bouncing Back”
Postpartum Bodies:
Looking Forward, Not “Bouncing Back”
I saw a friend recently who was about two months postpartum, and the first thing I said to her...
Raising A Girly Girl When You Are Not So Girly…
Raising A Girly Girl When You Are Not So Girly...
I'm a Non Girly-Girl Raising a Girly Girl
Pink tutus, princess shoes, tiaras, frilly skirts, rainbows...
Aging With Grace
The Cons
A few years ago I got my first white hair. I was probably about 25 years old and solved the problem by just...
My Changing Body
When I hear, “my changing body,” I think of the time right before and during puberty (think period, new breasts, etc.). However, over the...
The Sibling Size Complex: A Big Girl And A Small Boy
I have two kids. One eats everything and the other eats nothing.
One is in the 80th percentile and the other is in the 5th...
Hashtag MomBod: Embrace the Curve
Tiny fingers playfully explore the lumps on my thighs. A gentle head rests sweetly on my soft stomach. Shards of nails pinch the crap out...
Why ‘Girl Moms’ Shouldn’t Get Breast Implants
A few weeks ago I read an article about breast implants and the comment section abounded with women complaining about the small size or sagginess...
One-Piece Wonder
Let me start off my saying that if I had a flat tummy and the confidence to match it, I probably wouldn’t feel this...