Just The Way We Are
Halloween is not one of my favorite holidays. Besides not growing up going out trick-or-treating, I don’t understand the appeal of dressing up and going door to door begging for candy. The first time I went out trick-or-treating, I was was 16 and went as a cheerleader or something with an easy-to-cobble-together “costume”. In general [...]
It was when I took my not-yet-five-year-old daughter to see the forensic doctor who would photograph her body and complete what is commonly referred to as a “rape kit” that I began to wonder if she truly believed us when we told her she was beautiful. Yes, I’m the mom of a child who [...]
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