Posted on June 28, 2008 by nuckingfutz
The thing that I was hoping to avoid happened yesterday. The Little Helper came to me and announced that she was going to Fitness Friday* to exercise to get rid of her belly. “I have 3 weeks** to get rid of this,” she said, grabbing the puppy fat she has around her belly.
I was horrified.
I [...]
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Posted on June 24, 2008 by nuckingfutz
I’ve been kind of… “out of it”… mentally the last couple of days. I’ve been reading, but I’m having a hard time really gathering my thoughts in a coherent manner. I’m going to give it a shot, though. But be warned: I might go off on a tangent. It happens.
I keep going back and [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2008 by nuckingfutz
I went into the kitchen earlier to make some toast, and this is what I found stuck to the fridge.
Need I say more?
Edit: I just found out it wasn’t just The Little Helper. It was The Little Chatterbox’s idea to make the sign, and The Little Helper did it. That actually makes it [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2007 by nuckingfutz
I’m confusing my child.
I know it, and I can’t help it, and I wish I wasn’t doing it… but I am.
You see, I’m talking about The Little Helper, who is 10. Well… 10 going on about 14 or so. She’s way too mature for her age, although I have to admit that her peers are [...]
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In which I might get a bit rambly…
I’ve been kind of… “out of it”… mentally the last couple of days. I’ve been reading, but I’m having a hard time really gathering my thoughts in a coherent manner. I’m going to give it a shot, though. But be warned: I might go off on a tangent. It happens.
I keep going back and [...]
Filed under: Fat Acceptance, introspection, things i've read | Tagged: blog post comment of the day, body image, changes, fat, fear, kids, liberation, observations, self-hate, self-image, The Little Helper | 12 Comments »