Laurie and Debbie say: This list is for those of us fortunate enough to have people and resources to celebrate with. And if you love the holidays, love your family, and are looking forward to the next ten days, this list is not for you. If you’re still reading: 1) To the extent possible, do [...]

Laurie and Debbie say: We weren’t familiar with the blog Sylvia Has a Problem, but judging by this one brilliant post on a tough subject, we need to be. This is the appalling story of Hope Witsell, a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide after a cascade of events which started when she sent a boy [...]

Note: This post by Lynne Murray inspired Debbie to start a dialogue with Lynne. All text is by Lynne unless otherwise indicated. I recently had the good fortune to have a conversation with Marilyn Wann, who has an almost Jeffersonian gift for explaining the common sense of Health At Every Size in terms of “Truths we [...]

Debbie says: Edited to add: It does appear that 1) the ad I was complaining about is part of a campaign that includes two other ads with male models, and 2) they may not be actual WWF ads, but either potential ads which the WWF isn’t using, or isn’t yet using, or possibly ads done [...]

Shannon says: While I don’t consider myself one of those derided “helicopter parents,” I am unapologetically overprotective on the subject of body image. I do my best to teach my two daughters to celebrate their beautiful and very different bodies just as they are. I talk about any problems of my own in terms of [...]

Laurie says: It’s about a week since I wrote this blog.   When I  did  darkroom printing, I’d look at the final prints and sometimes need a little time to know what I thought about them.  I’d leave them out where I could see them and that was part of my regular printing pattern.  Almost always, [...]

Marlene says: My friend D texted me asking if I was going to a big party being held by a local motorcycle club that I have had some connection to. I replied that I would be out of town on that day. A few days later, I sent her this email, which has been edited [...]

Laurie and Debbie say: We were very pleased to be invited to guest blog at the exciting FWD/Forward (feminists with disabilities for a way forward) about the intersection between aging and disability, in part because we think it’s a smaller intersection than is generally perceived. We hope to be doing more guest blogs for FWD/Forward [...]