This 60-second video captures my fears about my daughters growing up in our crazy, body-image-obsessed culture. (“The world is insane,” says meditation teacher Adyashanti. ”Stop expecting it to be otherwise!”) Is it inevitable that A and C will go through the same body-loathing I’ve experienced over the years? As women and mothers, how do we [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Girls'
OUR GIRLS, OURSELVES
October 5th, 2011 2 Comments
Tags: beauty pressure · body image · Girls · mothering · self-acceptance · Self-improvement
PRINCESS SOCCER
September 24th, 2011 No Comments
It’s the sacred hour of bedtime, when little girls and boys should be splashing happily in the bath, brushing their pearly whites, and zipping up fleece pajamas. I always envision this time as a peaceful, lavender-scented family reconnection, with lots of calm hugging, story-telling, and snuggling. In reality, it is a manic free-for-all, with tired [...]
Tags: Cinderella Ate My Daughter · Disney princess · Girls · girls' soccer · princesses · soccer
The Secret
March 17th, 2011 No Comments
“Is that you, Mommy?” asks A. She’s caught me perusing the Victoria’s Secret catalogue, where a 19-year-old Brazilian goddess pouts for the camera in a turquoise plunge push-up bra. Other than both having brownish hair and breasts, this nymphet and I look nothing alike. I feel the warm glow of pleasure that comes from a [...]
Tags: body image · Girls · self-esteem · Victoria's Secret
It’s a Girl Thing
February 3rd, 2011 2 Comments
“Nobody likes me, ” says A. She’s sitting in a snow-pile outside her school, digging furiously in the snow with wet mittens, cheeks flushed as red as her snowsuit. “Oh honey, that’s silly!” I say. “OF COURSE people like you. I like you. Actually, I LOVE you.” But once you’re five, having Mommy as your [...]
Tags: friendships · girl social dynamics · Girls · kindergarten · Queen Bees and Wannabees