Perception, Perfection, And The Summer Of Pears
By Joe Medler of Developing Dad Girls weren’t so perfect when I was a kid. Don’t get me wrong: I
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Identity and Self-Esteem
Why I Tell My Daughter She Is Beautiful
By Kimberly Zapata Recently, my daughter began applying “makeup.” Not real makeup — she is 3, after all, and couldn’t tell
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No, Pregnancy Didn’t ‘Ruin My Body’ — It Saved It
By Kimberly Zapata I stood in front of the mirror — shirt up, stomach out — and took a slow
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Please, Think Before You Type
By Kimberly Zapata It started innocently enough. You saw one of my pictures online — I was rocking red lipstick,
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The Girl In The Mirror
By Liz Petrone of LizPetrone.com Eleven years ago, my belly just starting to swell for the very first time (with my
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Finding Myself, Naked In The Gynecologist’s Office
By Amber Leventry While lamenting a gynecologist appointment, I didn’t receive an ounce of sympathy from my partner, the woman
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I Overcame Body Dysmorphia When I Stopped ‘Weighing In’
By Kimberly Zapata When I was 25, I tossed our bathroom scale for good. It wasn’t because it was inaccurate
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