Joni Edelman
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I just listened to my four and six year-old children (one boy, one girl) have a lengthy bathtime conversation about babies, growing up, m
Read...It doesn’t get any more difficult to insult ourselves, regardless of how old we are. It would be ideal if it got easier to respect ourselves, but it generally doesn’t do that either. Every year you age, and every year the aging you looks at the you of the years before and thinks, I can’t believe I thought I was fat/ugly/etc.
Read...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.
Read...I don’t think anyone who has been to the spirited child parenting rodeo would call a mother who screams, “bad,” or who loses her temper, a “failure.” I think we all understand parenting is really really hard from the get go, and parenting a kid who won’t sleep, who screams and kicks and says they hate you, is its own challenge
Read...All boobs are good boobs. And all areola too!
Read...You should know that she is a really awesome human.
Read...I'll never forget the day I discovered the name for my mental illness.
Read...It's always so good to know the folks doing the work you're doing.
Read...My decision to bed-share with my children despite potential SIDS risks has less to do with studies, and more to do with instinct.
Read...Brangelina are splitting up. A sad day for them, a joyful day for single ladies everywhere.
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