Jody Allard
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My only regret is that I wasted nearly 40 years trying to bend my chronically ill body to an imaginary idea of perfection.
Read...I wish that we inhabited the world Williams’ image depicts, where women can wear bodysuits and high heels and be considered powerful. But if I ventured into the comments I know what I would find: men saying they want to fuck her, women telling her to put some clothes on, and at least one thinly-veiled rape threat. She wants to be fucked, they will say, with her legs open and waiting. Her power and poise will become an invitation to overpower her.
Read..."23. Coffee is full of antioxidants and is therefore a healthy and necessary part of each day."
Read...Science has finally confirmed what moms have been saying forever –– that newborn baby smell is intoxicating.
Read...There is a bitter, ugly irony today in the trending hashtag #Pray4Paris and the haunting “Peace for Paris” graphic shown alongside the news of France’s military strikes against ISIS-held positions on Sunday.
Read...Cities throughout the world honored the victims of the Paris attacks over the weekend with flags lowered to half staff, buildings lit up in the colors of the French flag, and candlelight vigils and moments of silence held in their honor.
Read...I didn't have a fairy-tale childhood, unless it was one of those dark and grim ones that really shouldn't be read to children.
Read...It's easy and painless to poke our noses into the minutiae of other parents' decisions, but it in no way tackles the real epidemic of child abuse.
Read...ICYMI, there's a war against Christmas and nowhere is it fiercer than a Minnesota school that dared to include a Muslim hymn in its annual holiday concert. The rest of the program was dedicated to Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs, but many parents are up in arms that a lone Muslim song was included in the program.
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