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There was a young woman who swallowed a lie. An abject lie about her thighs. Perhaps she’ll cry. There was a young woman who read all the mags. What a drag to read all the mags. She read all the mags to quell the lie, The abject lie about her…
“My dad eats a lot of bacon,” said the sweetest little girl in my class last year. “He’s fat. I mean, really fat. But I love him anyway.” There is a lot in the press lately about what we teach young girls about body image. As a first grade teacher, I am aware of the … More Objects in the Mirror Are More Badass Than They Appear
My sister was 16 when I was born. I consider myself her “starter baby”. This probably explains why she waited a while to have kids. While no one else might consider 16 years a perfect space between siblings, I highly recommend it. a) She was old enough to be a competent babysitter; b) she was young … More Marsha Green Jeans
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