Author Archives: Anonymous

No, covering up is not the solution to my pre-school daughter being body shamed

Last week I was helping my four-year-old daughter get dressed for school. My daughter shares my preference for dresses and twirly skirts. Dresses with leggings and boots dress in bare legs and sandals but above all, dresses. Schools were policing the length of our skirts and shorts churches imposing rules about modesty and virginity that seek to shame us into

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Holidays: Expectations vs. Reality

A mother who loves holidays has a recurring problem that negatively impacts her enjoyment of the events—her expectations are too high. She plans costumes and decorations long before the event, but procrastinates making them because she is not crafty. In the end, she feels let down and grumpy during the holiday because of her perceived failure. Her young daughter has

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