Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
It’s a bit late for most of you by now, but I just came across this and wanted to share it anyway. This is a subject that comes up a lot here, and I wanted to share with all you mamas who’ve lost a child that I will be lighting a candle for you [...]
The BMI Project
I came across this a long time ago and was recently reminded of it - today’s entry inspired me to finally get around to sharing it with you all.
We all know the scale lies - that’s why “They” created the BMI, to have a more accurate way of assessing weight and size. And it [...]
A Stolen Photograph (I Refuse to be Ashamed)
I was alerted to a certain anti-stretch mark article tonight by reader Sara. The author of this article had the gall to break copyright laws and steal my photograph of myself and my baby son which has been featured on this website for nearly three years. I have politely asked her to remove [...]
A Story of “Pregorexia”
A big thanks to Kate who sent me this link this morning which led me to this article about a mom’s personal experience starving herself during her pregnancy. I have long thought that the focus on weight gain during pregnancy is too strong and even misguided. It is a good and important medical [...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
To all you who have participated.
To all you who have read the site and passed it on.
To all of you who have been empowered.
To all of you who have been relieved.
To those with stretch marks and those without.
To those who no longer recognize their bodies, and those who bounced back.
You who are uncertain you could [...]
Mention in Brain, Child Magazine
Author Melissa Stanton recently wrote an article on the controversial “Mom Job” plastic surgery package in Brain, Child magazine. She mentions this website in the article. Overall, I think the article is mostly balanced, but I would like to take this opportunity to clear up one thing about this website.
The Shape [...]
Doesn’t it Make You Wonder? (Alicia)
Reader Alicia commented on a recent post and I found her quote to be so relevant - such a simple and perfect way to sum up why we are all here at this site - that I wanted to share it with you, bolding the part that struck me as especially important.
doesn’t it make you [...]
Saturday Night
Last night, at a local coffee shop aimed towards moms, some women gathered with me to watch the amazing film, Fifty Nude Women. I first heard about the film through this site - a reader had sent me a link - and it’s such a perfect idea, and goes so exactly hand-in-hand with The [...]
Articles on the Web
I was poking through some old (old!) issues of Mothering Magazine today when I found two articles you need to read.
The first I will also link from Save Our Daughters because it fits right in over there and is all about how to teach your children to be tolerant of people of all [...]
Minnie Driver - “Podgy and fat” and completely awesome.
A reader sent me this article a few weeks ago now and I’ve only just now gotten to read it. How refreshing! Thank you, Minnie Driver!
I think it must be very hard to be a celebrity mom these days. If we feel watched after our babies are born, I can [...]
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