Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of watching this scene unfold: “You know, if you eat a bunch of pizza you are going to gain FIFTY pounds.” “Uh huh, I know. And then I would weigh a hundred and THIRTY pounds. Yuck.” “Yeah, I have to be really careful.” Mother watching these two girls was [...]
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We adopted a chick. And though usually I have a NO pet policy because my heart is so quick to fall and latch on, we began naming her Olive, Violet, until finally settling on Rosie, though I usually called her Peep. Rosie had been abandoned by her mother. She had found C out on the patio, [...]
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This was not a post that I intended to write, but it has become evident in my work this week that it is such a necessary topic this time of year.. When you’re working with kids this time of year, one thing becomes extremely evident: kids freak out this time of year. It is a culmination [...]
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There are very few words for how much I loved this interview. I wanted to share it with you here, as it represents so much of my own worldview, and in light of recent events it becomes only more and more important that we support children in feeling safe and allowing them to feel love [...]
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a child of divorce, as many, many people who are growing up in the US right now share this common experience. People are getting divorced more swiftly these days, it seems, and quite often [more often than not?] people are growing up in [...]
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I was seven when my parent separated. They moved into separate parts of the house, then across the street from one another, and then ultimately, got divorced. Then they moved on, and began dating other people. My father had a series of girlfriends, some of whom lived with us and some that had other children. [...]
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Hi from New Zealand! Just found your blog today, really enjoying it! I’ve struggled with body image all my life, I’m now in my early 30s and have a baby daughter, and I’m realising I need to be very careful not to inadvertantly pass my negative vibes on to her. We naturally tell her she’d [...]
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So, here are the people that I’m in a internet-brain-battle with today: (usually I keep these brain battles quiet, but I am too infuriated and C’s nephew woke me up this morning by “playing the drums” with a spoon and pot. ouch.) the Healthy Moms study as reported by The New York Times, Jezebel, and [...]
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Lately this has been happening to me with stunning regularity: an older gay person around town looks at me, kind of cocks her head to the side, and says (please note condescension), “Thats so sweet that you are in love, is this your first serious relationship with a girl?” Or something of the like. And [...]
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Today is just about the most perfect and wonderful and special day I could possibly imagine. I am just so incredibly grateful and surprised even, and when I woke up this morning all I could bring myself to do was whisper Obama to the regular daily anxiety rising in my chest. And watching his speech last [...]
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Medicinal Marzipan is a blog about learning to love yourself a little bit more every day - to the best of your abilities and without any regrets.
