This originally appeared on Eat The Damn Cake. Republished here with permission. “Real woman” is beginning to sound a little like an accusation. Like a failing. You’re the cold, pimply truth. And there’s no mistaking it: Being a “real” woman is all about what you look like. I got an email from one of those […]
This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. For people in relationships to stop analyzing our single friends, we need to admit that what happened to us maybe had a lot to do with randomness and luck. You have to find yourself to find love, goes the mantra. You have to love […]
This originally appeared on Eat The Damn Cake. Republished here with permission. I want it to sound weird that gay people weren’t allowed to get married; I want women to not feel guilty for eating; and I want being nerdy to be a real option. I want more movies and TV shows to have female […]
This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. When women are asked what we are doing all day, the next question, sometimes silent but almost always present, is “Why aren’t you doing more?” “What do you do all day?” asked someone who reads this blog. Shouldn’t I post more often, since I must have […]
This originally appeared on Eat The Damn Cake. Republished here with permission. Is it really necessary to advertise everyday products using naked women? I’d like to raise my daughter in a world that didn’t force these images down her throat everywhere we look. My husband, Bear, opened his new headphones. “Check it out!” he said […]
