This is an excellent, relatable article. It brings up a question that I have often wondered: who designed the world so that those of us who are in the middle of trying to figure things out ourselves become the guide to the next generation's quest to figure out the world? At the very least, we should all have kids when we are eighty and have at least a little wisdom behind us. But that's not how it works. And so we struggle on. Thank you for sharing your struggle with us.
This made me laugh - thanks for sharing! My kids have made me face up to all sorts of body issues and I try to approach it like you do and say it as facts in the hope that I believe it too. When he was around 3 or 4, anytime my son saw me without pants on he'd come running up to hug me and put his head against my hip saying "oh mummy, I love your hips!" which I found equal parts adorable and mortifying.
This is an excellent, relatable article. It brings up a question that I have often wondered: who designed the world so that those of us who are in the middle of trying to figure things out ourselves become the guide to the next generation's quest to figure out the world? At the very least, we should all have kids when we are eighty and have at least a little wisdom behind us. But that's not how it works. And so we struggle on. Thank you for sharing your struggle with us.
Thank you for reading and leaving a comment, Christie. I love the question you posed. It’s so tricky to figure all this out while we try to teach it!
This made me laugh - thanks for sharing! My kids have made me face up to all sorts of body issues and I try to approach it like you do and say it as facts in the hope that I believe it too. When he was around 3 or 4, anytime my son saw me without pants on he'd come running up to hug me and put his head against my hip saying "oh mummy, I love your hips!" which I found equal parts adorable and mortifying.
“I love your hips” 🥹