Joni Edelman

I'll let you in on a little secret - being thin didn't make me happy, but being "Fat" does! Be fat and happy. Be unapologetically fat.

You do not have to hate your body — but you don’t have to love it either. While I'm happy with my fat body, I miss being thin.

1. All vaginas are good vaginas.

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Oh hey remember that time in 1804 when Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had an actual duel, with actual guns and Burr shot Hamilton and Hamilton did not shoot Burr. And then the next day Hamilton died.

It's always so good to know the folks doing the work you're doing.

I guess the point of a spiritual awakening is just that; if you were already awake, you wouldn’t need a moment that was self-defining. You’d already be defined.

Good news: they'll probably grow out of it. Bad news: probably not until they are 23.

With the help of the midwife—and immense effort on my part—Ella finally slid out into the water. But she was limp, pale. It was scary.

I was told that feminism is man hate. That abortion is murder. And then I thought, "What am I doing here?"