Just The Way We Are
I loved playing Barbie with my sister. My sister’s Barbie was blonde and had a “bubble-cut” hair style. My Barbie was blonde as well, with longer hair. We thought she was beautiful. We dreamed of being her. We had all the Barbie houses, Barbie cars, and all the Barbie clothes my mother would buy for us. […]
Girl Body Pride began with the simple and complex desire to do what I can for myself and allow my daughter to grow into the woman she is meant to become. I can kiss away the boo boos now. I can snuggle her to sleep because she still wants me to and I’ll miss […]
Reading about the latest body image flap created by Seventeen magazine makes me thank God I don’t have a girl. Really, what I’m thanking Him for is that I don’t have a 53% chance of dealing with a daughter’s body issues starting at age 13. Seventeen had a body mass index (or BMI) calculator on […]
We all know how poor body image can sometimes lead down a dangerous path. The messages this time of year doesn’t always help: “Look Christmas Cookies! Aren’t they Yummy? Don’t eat too many!” ” I hope your new years resolution is to lose weight.” “Those latkes and jelly donuts sure won’t help your waistline… “ Sometimes these messages roll […]
We are never alone. It might feel that way sometimes, but there is always someone else going through the same trials. Maybe we just haven’t connected yet. So, dear Girl Body Pride community, let me introduce you to the Proud2BeMe Three Day Challenge. Their tagline is Building a Nation Where Confidence Rules. I’m all for […]
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