A while back, Bella was getting dressed for school when she uttered words that broke my heart. "Mama, I'm fat. But I want to be skinny like Kelly. See my tummy?" She pulled up her shirt to show me a beautiful belly that loves tickles. And I looked at my five year old daughter - really… Continue reading “You can’t be happy when you’re fat. No-one can.”
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Love Your Body. (or try to)
I stopped at the store with a van full of children (don't ask me where they all came from...pesky pests are like mosquitos you can't get rid of) - to buy stuff to make a salad. I left them in the car ( of course) and dashed in. Where I was promptly distracted by sugar… Continue reading Love Your Body. (or try to)
Strange Stuff Samoans Say (and Do)
We love to tell people we havent seen for awhile - "Oka! Ua e lapoa!"... "Ohmiheck you're so fat!" We especially love to say this to our relatives who are skinnier than we are. Shut your eyes and visualize it. A really REALLY large Samoan woman, several times larger than you, hugging you, suffocating you with her… Continue reading Strange Stuff Samoans Say (and Do)
Lani Wendt Young 