Just The Way We Are
Kate Winslet. I love her. Always have. And today, I love her even more. I recently read a quote by her that made a huge impact. It left a mark in my mind + heart and brought even more attention to an important change that needs to be made in the body image conversation: [...]
A strange thing happened today. I didn’t notice it right away, of course. There was no dramatic realization. No being struck by a figurative lightning bolt. It was more like the rising of the sun… Slow. Steady. And something that, when you stop to think about it, shouldn’t really come as a surprise. [...]
Things I thought today: I’m fat again. It’s okay because it’s temporary. I can get myself back on track. I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again. Until then I may as well say “fuck it” and make sure to hide the candy bar wrappers. My daughter doesn’t own socks and we are moving [...]
A random stranger wished my daughter luck today. What she was really saying as she made eye contact with my five-year-old instead of meeting my eyes was that she was sorry my daughter had the misfortune to be born to me instead of someone else. Maybe a nice lady with a sense of humor who [...]
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