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The Gifts My Body Has Given Me
“I’m sorry, I know I’m gross,” my mother said as she slipped off her top in the dressing room at Macy’s. “I have rolls.” She pouted and grabbed her sides proving to me they existed.
Motherhood Made Me Stronger
I don’t let my negative thoughts about my body leave the confines of my mind. I have two girls and a son, and I don’t want toxic words seeping into their fragile minds.