The Naked, Skinny Truth
- By Kelly Diels
- 29 May, 2009
- 5 Comments
For the last three Fat Fridays (see posts #1, #2, and #3), I have been exploring – ok, ranting – about size acceptance from the fat perspective, so let’s change … Continue Reading →
What White Women Need to Know About Interracial Relationships
- By Kelly Diels
- 28 May, 2009
- 11 Comments
So, apparently Russell Simmons has yet another young model girlfriend, and she is Just Beside Herself that people think their old/young, rich/not rich, famous/not-famous ‘relationship’ is about a an older … Continue Reading →
How to Like Your Crazy Little Kids
- By Kelly Diels
- 25 May, 2009
- 2 Comments
I’m a woman and a writer…that means words are my forte and my foreplay. Talking is bonding. Nothing reels me in like communication. And while I know, due to many, … Continue Reading →
Fat is Not The Apocalypse
- By Kelly Diels
- 24 May, 2009
- 10 Comments
Fat is not the apocalypse, nor one of the four horsemen, nor even a harbringer of any form of social doom.It is just fat. I’ve been incubating this post for … Continue Reading →
How to Stop Being Judgmental
- By Kelly Diels
- 18 May, 2009
- 1 Comment
You do it, I do it, most of us mere mortals do it. We judge, and the results are not pleasant for the judged or the judges. Let’s be charitable. … Continue Reading →
Hey Fat Girl – The Challenges to a Positive Body Image, Part 2
- By Kelly Diels
- 15 May, 2009
- 7 Comments
Fat – Any of a large number of oily compounds that are widely found in plant and animal tissues and serve mainly as a reserve source of energy. In mammals, … Continue Reading →
Welcome The Child: A Mother’s Day Tribute to Adela Etibako
- By Kelly Diels
- 9 May, 2009
- 12 Comments
For Ornella (TJ), Yanick, and Bolingo It all starts with a marriage. My boyfriend wanted me to join him at the wedding of his friends and I wanted desperately not … Continue Reading →
How To Spend Your Money and Your Time…Happily
- By Kelly Diels
- 8 May, 2009
- 5 Comments
I’ll give you all I got to give if you say you love me too I may not have a lot to give but what I got I’ll give to … Continue Reading →
The Law of Attraction is Not a Law
- By Kelly Diels
- 6 May, 2009
- 12 Comments
Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’ Planning and dreamin’ each night of his charms. That won’t get you into his arms So if your’re looking for love you can … Continue Reading →
Miss Sophie: Ten Things I Love About You
- By Kelly Diels
- 5 May, 2009
- 2 Comments
Your imaginative, magical, quirky world-view and the charmingly off-kilter way that you report it. Your ability to notice and truly celebrate difference and make no judgments about gender or ethnicity: … Continue Reading →
Miss Lola: What I Will Remember Most About You This Year
- By Kelly Diels
- 5 May, 2009
- 1 Comment
This year, after more than two years of carrying you on my back, on my hip, in my arms, or you trailing me like a pint-sized shadow, we split up … Continue Reading →
Mama Mondays and Fat Fridays
- By Kelly Diels
- 5 May, 2009
- No Comments
My dearest darlingest readers, I’m going to give you a little gift. It is called predicability. I’m implementing this fancy schmancy thing called an “editorial calendar”. (Oooooooh). From now on, … Continue Reading →
