I felt every moment of this! So well-told. They say that the trend back to the thinner models is all about Ozempic and the other diet pills/injections and how normalised they're becoming. If they're being normalised, then so is thinness as an ideal. It's insidious. Grrrr.
Thanks Fran! It’s such a shame. Growing up in the nineties, there was a lot of pressure to look a certain way - thin, thin and thinner. It was tough. I’d hate to go back to that.
Not to beat on your mom, she as all mothers did the best she could, but reading your story I wish more mothers would read their children better and allow them to be frightened when they are.
It's a powerful story, and just shows how resilient these models have to be in addition to beautiful. I wouldn't last for 10 minutes, and honestly I don't want to. Resilience just makes us harden throughout, and that is not necessarily a good quality to have.
Sorry, Yvonne. I thought I’d replied to you but it seems not. Sorry about that. I agree and wouldn’t last 10-minutes either. A thick skin is definitely required. Hope all is well with you. X
I felt every moment of this! So well-told. They say that the trend back to the thinner models is all about Ozempic and the other diet pills/injections and how normalised they're becoming. If they're being normalised, then so is thinness as an ideal. It's insidious. Grrrr.
Thanks Fran! It’s such a shame. Growing up in the nineties, there was a lot of pressure to look a certain way - thin, thin and thinner. It was tough. I’d hate to go back to that.
Not to beat on your mom, she as all mothers did the best she could, but reading your story I wish more mothers would read their children better and allow them to be frightened when they are.
It's a powerful story, and just shows how resilient these models have to be in addition to beautiful. I wouldn't last for 10 minutes, and honestly I don't want to. Resilience just makes us harden throughout, and that is not necessarily a good quality to have.
Sorry, Yvonne. I thought I’d replied to you but it seems not. Sorry about that. I agree and wouldn’t last 10-minutes either. A thick skin is definitely required. Hope all is well with you. X
Oof. I felt for seven-year old you, Liz, clinging on to the banana boat.
And yes, body positivity seems to be giving way to thin = virtuous once again. I sometimes think we're going backwards.
Thanks Wendy. I know. It’s ridiculous. I thought we’d moved on.