Joni Edelman

As long as I can remember having paid attention to the media, I can remember a woman's weight—or body in general—being a news story.

Do you want people to for-sure panic? Tell them not to panic.

Good god, where will I ever find someone who will love me in such a pitiful condition?

Can we just take a pause to consider all of the total fucking bullshit to which we subject ourselves?

When I was little, any time I got an insect bite or stubbed my toe, I had to ask my mom, “Am I going to die? If I was going to die from this, I’d already be dead — right?” I also had a 30-minute prayer that I needed to say at each meal or else everyone would be poisoned and die. And corners. I had to check all of them before I went to bed.

You should know that she is a really awesome human.

As a stay-at-home mom, I've made plenty of sacrifices. Where are my accolades?

It seems that "at 18 months, almost 60% of toddlers were sleeping for 13 to 14 hours per night." HAHA you're so funny Reuters!

As a former Mormon, the Church's revelation that they're going to start “loving and accepting” the LGBT community makes me laugh. Hard.

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