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Stop the Insanity

Monday, June 23, 2008 - Comments 0

At What Point do we stop the Insanity?

So… I have to say that when I saw this ad for the new television program She’s Got the Look, something in me wanted to scream. Or at least groan a little bit.

I mean, at what point do we stop competing with others on the basis of appearance? Do we really want to live our lives trying to alter our bodies, wear the perfect clothes, buy the best makeup and hair stuff, etc. so that we can finally accomplish what our culture defines as “not average”?

OK – so I do most of those things. (No body altering, though, just for the record…) And while there’s nothing wrong with wanting to look good and be stylish, as a thirty-six year old woman, I feel a deep and ever-increasing urge to reject the idea that I’m not allowed to age.

Why can’t we be human? What’s wrong with being normal? Why can’t we look our age and not have to apologize for it? At what point do we stop this insanity?

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Honesty for Father’s Day

Thursday, June 12, 2008 - Comments 0

I can’t believe Father’s Day is this weekend; I’m not at all prepared! Oh, I’ve got lots of ideas, but haven’t figured out how to make them happen yet. One great idea was spawned by watching the following video, created by the daughter of John Lynch, one of the authors of TrueFaced:




First, what an amazing gift for a dad to receive! Second, this video reveals just how important a father’s role is in a daughter’s life, and how powerful our words to our dads can be, when honestly voiced.

Because of the work I do, I realize that some of you may feel resentment, or disappointment, when watching a video like this. So many daughters lack the kind of bond displayed here – a bond we all desire, whether or not we choose to admit it.

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Baby Fat

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - Comments 0

“I’m sorry, that’s bite-able,” said the woman as I strolled through Kohl’s last weekend with my nine-month-old daughter, Sophia. She was referring, of course, to Sophia’s pleasingly plump little body, which was barely contained by the confines of the shopping cart. 

Like my two older sons, Sophia is in the 99th percentile when it comes to weight. She’s also in the same percentile for height, but the overall effect is that she’s got some, um, baby fat. In fact, there are chubby rolls everywhere on her body. And I love them. So did the lady who couldn’t help but squeeze her that day at Kohl’s.

But not everyone has such a positive response. Like my neighbor, who recently seemed to view my sweet little girl’s chunkiness with some measure of disdain. It wasn’t in what he said exactly. More in the way he looked at her, as if she was handicapped or something.

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