@RupertsDrop: Fuck it, I hear you mama. I have a 10 year old boy who is terrified that he'll never be able to handle one of those TV vixens. Fortunately he's pretty astute and I think he kind of understands that these representations of feminity are as exaggerated as GI Joe's representation of masculinity...I think…
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This is what my 10 year old son and I will look like after a long weekend of hanging out at home, eating leftovers and not showering or brushing our hair...but I promised him that we could have a chill out weekend, and that's how he defines it. Sigh.
@Never_Nude: I would totally donate mine ;-).
This guy is a literary superstar in the UK (and, coincidentallyhmmmmm, son of Kingsley Amis). His worldview is distorted to say the least, and his books UNREADABLE. You hear me, Martin? Thats right. Nobody READs your books.
@BetteD: I have a record with her cover of the Beatles' blackbird on it-beautiful.
@activearchivist is lovely, in a moist, fluffy sort of way: It is sad. Sorry you're not feeling so great :-(.
@SocialAnimal: Thanks for the tip...I have actually gotten a lot of online support in the past through lj and a defunct message board called hipMama, but I agree that people can be cruel, and we have ot be careful out there.
Obviously society just isn't working hard enough to bring this issue to us fatties' attention...I look forward to to more helpful interventions from family and friends.
@SleeplessNights: Where's my link?
@SocialAnimal: you know, one of the biggest problems I have in dealing with my earlier life experiences (which were pretty horrific, but not nearly as bad as many stories out there), is that there is no place I can talk authentically about my experiences. People constantly assume that I am the same as them, and it…
@morninggloria: I just had to look that up, and now I wish I had not.
@traumamama: And he would have gotten laid! What's not to like?
@rah29: Can I just say I love you for this? I spent a lot of time in the UK, and studied communications over there. The story of the early newpapers is fascinating.
@Snannabelle: How nice for you.