“Some wiggle and they jiggle and some do not, and I like whatever kind of belly that you got!” My three-year-old gleefully points to both his belly and mine before hopping off (quite literally, on one foot) to the next room. I am left sitting alone and marveling. “How cool is that?” I think, my eyes welling up in my typical unhinged, immediate fashion. “He’s already learning that all kinds of bellies are awesome.” (Thanks to Mother Moon and their beautiful belly song.) I put my hands to my own stomach and pause to think about all the years spent knee-deep in self-loathing behaviors directed towards that particular body part.
Raising Body Positive Kids
Raising Body Positive Kids
Raising Body Positive Kids
“Some wiggle and they jiggle and some do not, and I like whatever kind of belly that you got!” My three-year-old gleefully points to both his belly and mine before hopping off (quite literally, on one foot) to the next room. I am left sitting alone and marveling. “How cool is that?” I think, my eyes welling up in my typical unhinged, immediate fashion. “He’s already learning that all kinds of bellies are awesome.” (Thanks to Mother Moon and their beautiful belly song.) I put my hands to my own stomach and pause to think about all the years spent knee-deep in self-loathing behaviors directed towards that particular body part.