Joni Edelman

You may have seen the acronym "HAES" floating around the Internet, and that is because the "Health At Every Size" movement has taken over THE WHOLE WORLD.

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.

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

If you're brave enough to take the DIY Brazilian plunge, these tips are a must-read. As in, tip #6: It hurts, but not more than having a baby. Good to know.

If you decide pit or leg hair isn't a big deal, then bam! It's not a big deal.

No, Bill Cosby isn't my dad. But he was like one to me growing up.

Our relationship has been a little complicated. I've loved you a lot, and I've loathed you at least that much, but mostly you've just gone unnoticed. Except for those 5 to 7 days every four weeks when you made your presence quite evident, what with the river of life blood and the random excruciating, and from what I can tell, unnecessary, contractions.

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

As the mother of three teens, I'm here to tell you: You have nothing to freak out about.

When I had my first child, I couldn't have prepared for the way it would make me feel.