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Pants have never been my thing. But, obviously, due to social standards, I wear them. When I look in the mirror, I see something very different than what most see. A girl referred to me as “tiny” the other day, and the only thought that went through my head was, “I wish.”  I was just wandering through a boutique today actually, and as I checked out the mannequin wearing a swimsuit, analyzed every curve, or lack thereof, and feature of its body. I saw perfection. Her inner thighs didn’t touch, she had long, skinny legs, and the flattest stomach that would even be possible. I,Read More →

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Originally Posted to Kveller   I grew up in a community where summer overnight camp was just standard, even beginning at the wee ages of 7. I watched as our local camp store would be jam-packed with families holding lists and preparing for and buying the necessary camp items to survive the summer away. I saw as my cousins counted down not only to the day the bus picked them up, but to the years they would be old enough to be eligible to go for four weeks, then six weeks, then the entire summer totaling eight weeks. There were several options for overnight campRead More →

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Cross-posted to Kveller.com My husband and I took a trip away this past weekend, just the two of us, without the kids. This, in itself, is a rarity, and something we needed, enjoyed, and did not take for granted. I love my children, but even I needed a break from hearing the morning screams of, “Mommy!!!”, the temper tantrums, and hearing brothers fight over a stupid toy that, I swear, neither of them really wants to play with anyway. Our lives as a couple picked up right back to the days before kids. We roamed the streets of Boston for hours and scoped out someRead More →

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Immediately following my blog post, Destined for Food to be the Focal Point, I was contacted by a friend on Facebook, who I had been connected to by a mutual friend. She expressed an uneasy concern about how my description of Austin’s symptoms and issues matched that of her, at the time, six-month-old son. We spoke in detail over the phone and through text messaging, and we both concurred that all signs pointed toward food allergies. However, pediatricians do not advise testing until babies reach the one year old mark. She, a Rutgers University graduate with a psychology degree, and I, a Michigan State University graduate withRead More →