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Dear Emmi
So it's been literally years since I last spoke to you, but it hasn't been years since I last thought of you. I think about you quite often, mostly because I hope you haven't completely destroyed your daughter with your callousness and disregard for anyone but yourself.
You said so many hurtful things to me, and because I didn't really know who I ( Read more... ) -
Size Acceptance
So, a lot of you know that I've been on board the size acceptance train for a while now. First, I want to clarify something - I am about SIZE acceptance, not just FAT acceptance. I don't think it's okay to trash talk anyone of any size. My own personal experience is with being fat, yes, but that doesn't mean I think it's okay to talk shit about ( Read more... ) -
Faith.
Since most of you are my friends on Facebook, so you know about Faith already. But I want to gush a little because HOLY SHIT, this dog has come a long way. But first, I'll answer the question in everyone's mind - "What the fuck happened to little Rex?"
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So, okay.
So, I know, I know. I’m a slacker. Real life has interfered. Whatever. One of my resolutions, though, is to blog more. Mostly because I’m doing so much crafty stuff these days, I want to show off. Yes, I said it. I’ve made a lot of awesome stuff, and I think people should see it. Not that I’m going to switch completely to a crafting blog, but I ( Read more... ) -
Mondays mean miscellany...and thinspo.
So, on Friday, I wrote this on Facebook:
Here’s the thing - if you want to diet and exercise and hate your body, fine. Whatever. You’re grown. My issue is when you want ME to hate my body or my daughters to hate theirs. Fat, thin, somewhere in-between, I’ve been all those things, and size has yet to affect my value as a human being. Skinny or ( Read more... ) -
Bad medicine.
So, I promised I would post some anecdotes about bad experiences with doctors. I’m going to do just that, but let me say upfront - this will be geared mostly toward the fat folks in the crowd. I’m not saying thin people can’t have bad experiences at the doctor’s office. I’m sure they can and do. However, I don’t have anecdotes from thin friends who ( Read more... ) -
Mondays mean miscellany, but every day means haters.
So, I know. I promised this post LAST WEEK. But well, I sort of got caught up in real life. My bad, my bad. But today we can talk about haters and how to deal with them. Let me say upfront - this is not going to be about making yourself feel better at others’ expense. I don’t buy into that. I think as long as you need to put someone else down to ( Read more... ) -
The "how" of loving yourself.
So I promised I’d give you a how-to post yesterday. I want to reiterate - these things are the stuff I’m doing that’s working for me. Your mileage may vary. (If you’re really struggling, there is absolutely no shame in getting help from a professional. I’ve had excellent results in therapy.) With that out of the way, let’s get started, shall ( Read more... ) -
Love Yourself. I mean it.
So, Friday I wrote “You deserve to love and be loved. You deserve happiness and joy and wonder.” I want to reiterate this, especially given that I’m starting to get traffic from keyword searches like “body acceptance.” Now when I said you deserve to be loved, I didn’t just mean by another person, as nice as that is. You deserve to love yourself ( Read more... ) -
Joy. JOY!
So, a little while back, I wrote about how utterly joyous I feel lately. Incredibly, I still feel this joy on a daily basis. I wake up each and every morning wondering how on Earth I got so damn lucky ( Read more... )