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October 11th, 2007 — Blog, Fat is a Feminist Issue
~~ Featured in the Sixth Edition of Feminism at its Finest at Menstrual Poetry ~~
I previously mentioned that I would be writing about “Fat is a Feminist Issue” by Susie Orbach. When I read this book nearly 25 years ago, it was a life-changing experience. I have gone back and read parts of it from time to time over the years, but decided that it is time to re-read it in its entirety and write about it here, so I purchased the January 2006 revised edition. Originally, published in 1978, the book has been updated and reissued numerous times.
I invite you to read with me and join in a discussion of the book.
Each Sunday, I will write about successive sections of the book. I am not breaking it into chapters because there are only seven and each is packed with so much information that I think the discussion should be focused upon smaller segments.
This Sunday, I will publish an article based upon Orbach’s Preface and Introduction which explain her thesis, the book’s genesis, and what has transpired in the years since its initial publication during the Women’s Movement.
If you would like to participate, all you need to do is obtain a copy of the book which is inexpensive and readily available in paperback — any edition is fine because the only change is the update offered at the beginning. Then drop by this Sunday, read my introductory article, and join in the discussion. I will write about the first chapter next Sunday, October 21, 2007, which will allow time for those of you who wish to obtain a copy to do so.
It is not necessary that you read the sections of the book that I am going to be writing about by a specific date. My articles will remain here so that you can join the discussion at any time, reading and participating in the conversation as your own time constraints allow.
If you struggle with compulsive eating and have spent years trying to figure out why, this book holds the answers. Orbach writes honestly and with a respect for women that is, in my opinion, missing from cacophonous discussion of dieting taking place every day and from every conceivable media source in this country. If you are serious about understanding why you have found it so hard to break old behavioral and eating patterns, reading this book might be a life-altering experience for you, too.
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October 9th, 2007 — Blog, Wordless Wednesday
That’s me in 1961 at the age of four with my older sister. Note you can see our father’s reflection in the glass as he snaps the photo in front of the living room window of what is now my house. My mother sewed those dresses for us and I still have mine: It is pink with black velvet ribbons and is worn by one of my large dolls who is supposed to be three years old.
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September 20th, 2007 — Blog, Writing Project
I participated in Daily Blog Tips’ Writing Project: Tips and Tricks by including my article, Thirteen Tips to Help You Resume Your Health and Fitness Program When You Get Off Track.
There were many submissions and a lot of great information shared. Here’s the complete list of articles:
Health & Fitness
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September 12th, 2007 — Articles Trackposted, Blog, Weight Issues and Feminism
Ten Lies The One Lie My Mother Told Me
(Part Two)
Have you ever bribed offered a reward to your child to encourage him/her to attain a goal?
A couple of years ago, my kids wanted new computers. So I made a deal with them: I agreed to buy the new computers when the school year ended — they wanted them for their summer vacation when they could play a certain game — if they achieved an agreed-upon grade point average.
All that semester, they asked me repeatedly, as they proudly showed me their graded tests and papers, “Mom, if we keep this up, we’re going to get our computers, right?”
“Absolutely,” I would tell them as I posted more “A” papers on the refrigerator.
“You would be so pretty if only you would lose weight.”
I remember how their eyes lit up when the UPS truck stopped in front of the house and the driver rang the doorbell with a big smile on his face.
“Did somebody here get good grades?” he asked as he brought in the boxes.
But have you ever bribed your child to lose weight?
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September 9th, 2007 — Articles Trackposted, Blog, Weight Issues and Feminism
Ten Lies The One Lie My Mother Told Me
There is a meme making its way around the blog world: “Ten Lies My Mother Told Me.” When I first discovered it, I reada few of the responses. Some of them were really clever and funny. Some more serious.
But the meme itself and those responses got me started thinking about my childhood experiences and my relationship with my mother vis a vis my weight and self-image.
After considering those topics for a few days now, I can only remember one lie that my mother ever told me.
You might be saying, “Wow, that’s amazing” or thinking that senility has set in and I’m simply unable to recall all the lies she told me over the years. Perhaps you’re even thinking that I’ve repressed the lies — little, white or other — she told me in the deep recesses of my brain and, perhaps through intense psychotherapy, they could be retrieved and examined.
Wrong on all counts.
My mother was simply a straight-up, honest — blunt — person. “Boy, that apple landed close to the tree,” you’re thinking.
The Lie
She told me only one thing that wasn’t true, but she did so repeatedly over the course of many years, even when I was well into adulthood:
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