You do not want your daughter to fear her natural self or any other self she chooses. You do not want your sons to closet and shame women. She wants to know if it hurts. Your daughter, on her way to 3, extends a finger, hesitant. “Is it a boo boo?” You are cuddled together on […]
You want to really blow people’s minds? Try this at home: Be fat and happy. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. This girl, the one on the left, she’s me. In the flesh, me. Five years ago, after three babies. Me. This photo was snapped at the lake, two months before […]
I see beauty for what it is: a mirage and a distraction. Who can forget that famous Pantene commercial of the ‘80s with Kelly LeBrock leaning into the camera, swinging her magnificent tresses, and pouting: “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” I didn’t hate her because she was beautiful—I hated her for bragging about something […]
