Just The Way We Are
When I was a kid I hated gym class. Hated it. Hated it because I wasn’t good at any of the sports. I was afraid of the ball. I was afraid of the monkey bars. I could barely do a cartwheel. It was humiliating. Things only got worse as I got older. We actually took [...]
“I think my mom feels insecure about herself because every time we go to take family pictures she always says that she’s too fat.” Kaitlin, 11. “My mom is always comparing herself to other people and my grandmother is always like, “Oh my God, look at my belly fat, it’s disgusting!” Jasmine, 10. We [...]
Most women I know who “grew up one of the boys” did so because they were one of five kids…and the only girl. Rough-housing and poop jokes were all they really knew and that gave them a free pass to hang with the dudes. Based on the reaction I get from women and men nowadays [...]
Rape is always everywhere: in America, in India, in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Israel. We all know the newest news stories: a small town divided, a girl dead in Dehli– the conversation is back on the table. And in all these conversations, there seems to be something missing. Yes, we need to protect our daughters, [...]
I can already see my son at 17, a sweet soul with floppy curls and ski pants: the size of a football player with ski poles instead of shoulder pads. I can see his confidence on stage and his ease at making friends. What I can’t envision is how he’ll view his physical self [...]
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