Just The Way We Are
As I write this, my just turned 9 year old daughter is sleeping beside me, curled up and making sleep sounds. We are still in that post Christmas stupor and I’m feeling a bit strange that this was the first birthday and Christmas that the daughter wanted absolutely no toys whatsoever. Her list to Santa […]
by Kait Moon I breastfeed. Not only do I breastfeed, I breastfeed twins. In total, over the course of the last 7+ years as a mother I’ve been breastfeeding for over 50 months (and no, I’m not counting the twins separately.) For those (like me) with bad math skills, that is over four years. I’m […]
On Friday night in conservative Orange County, CA in a town where black police helicopters use search lights on the beach goers, where white supremacists once reigned supreme something incredibly cool happened. A transgendered teen named Cassidy Campbell, 16, was crowned homecoming queen of her high school. That’s a major feat no matter how you […]
by Rhea St. Julien Are you willing to take a short break from fat chat and dieting to try this experiment, which I call Operation Rad Bod? Here’s what you can do: 1. When a thought comes into your mind about how you wish your body could be different (more youthful, thin, less mottled, etc.), stop […]
I’m a big fan of ads of models as is without the benefit of airbrushing or Photoshop. I love getting to see what they actually look like instead of what they look like as space aliens and shapeshifters from another planet. Until this weekend, I never thought about how that also translates beyond the body […]
Museo Frida Kahlo is finally able to exhibit Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe. I’m very excited about this even if I don’t get to go to it in person. Reports this week of Frida Kahlo’s Wardrobe (and Messynessychic.com brilliant display of photographs ) serve as a very important reminder of just how beautiful Ms. Frida was —- in a way […]
(In case you missed part 1, Shell went to the doctor’s office for a non-over-the-counter-cream , but they didn’t want to give it to her without a lecture about her weight). The resident stutters, “You don’t need to use that language. I can pull up your records here.” He turns to the computer. I am […]
Erin Kotecki Vest is busy making lupus her bitch and inspiring the world in the process. Read on for her thoughts on chronic illness and hope. I’ve been gun-shy to write. There is so much going on it’s hard to not only keep my blog up-to-date, but keep myself in check when writing. […]
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