This was lovely! I was always a slightly chunky kid (I hesitate to say fat because I think I was always on my pediatricians radar but at least early on looking back now I just see a not super gangly kid). By middle school I was in plus sizes I think. All that to just say as a bigger bodied kid I think I would have been too afraid to pick up a book with fat on the cover. I really hope that the culture around this has changed enough that that wouldn’t necessarily be the case nowadays, but I think being in a bigger body and having that be viewed as a problem for basically my whole life as a kid/preteen was such a source of shame that I don’t think I would have ever wanted to be even caught looking at a book with the word fat on the cover. Just my two cents. In general, I love that book is called that and I’m in a place now that I can proudly read and sing the praises of your book to anyone who will listen.
Oh man, I follow a very popular cook who I adore and am friends-adjacent with her. None of our 1:1 convos feel this way, but it feels like I’m noticing how diet-y she is online and it’s so disappointing. I can’t tell if I’m more aware of these things now, or if she’s more diet-y now than she has been. I think it’s a combo of both and it definitely has me conflicted. I love her recipes and they’re fast and fun. But I’ve found myself being more and more critical and wish she’d reconsider how she talks about food and such. I’m saying that I guess because it’s hard to know how to navigate all that. We aren’t friendly enough that I feel like I could recommend your book.
On another note, here for the YA version. Would be a hands on down purchase for my daughter. She’s only 5, but I’d keep it waiting in the wings.
I am really glad I read this today, because it relieved a lot of tension I didn't even realize I had around family dinner and parenting. Like, my oldest LOVES talking at dinner. Will talk our ears off. Great. Youngest HATES it. And yeah, she comes and talks to me at bedtime (and when she gets up in the morning). And those are both FINE. Just because I am not talking to my kids at the Socially Prescribed Time doesn't mean I am a bad parent or things are bad. It means they're individuals and we can let go of this rigid parenting myth. Whew. Thanks.
This was lovely! I was always a slightly chunky kid (I hesitate to say fat because I think I was always on my pediatricians radar but at least early on looking back now I just see a not super gangly kid). By middle school I was in plus sizes I think. All that to just say as a bigger bodied kid I think I would have been too afraid to pick up a book with fat on the cover. I really hope that the culture around this has changed enough that that wouldn’t necessarily be the case nowadays, but I think being in a bigger body and having that be viewed as a problem for basically my whole life as a kid/preteen was such a source of shame that I don’t think I would have ever wanted to be even caught looking at a book with the word fat on the cover. Just my two cents. In general, I love that book is called that and I’m in a place now that I can proudly read and sing the praises of your book to anyone who will listen.
My YA title suggestion: Who We Are, Not How We Look … A Guide for Tweens and Teens
Ooooh
Now my second title is more irreverent and it’s the slogan of our freshman heavyweight 8…Fat Kids Have More Fun
I mean I love that!
Oh man, I follow a very popular cook who I adore and am friends-adjacent with her. None of our 1:1 convos feel this way, but it feels like I’m noticing how diet-y she is online and it’s so disappointing. I can’t tell if I’m more aware of these things now, or if she’s more diet-y now than she has been. I think it’s a combo of both and it definitely has me conflicted. I love her recipes and they’re fast and fun. But I’ve found myself being more and more critical and wish she’d reconsider how she talks about food and such. I’m saying that I guess because it’s hard to know how to navigate all that. We aren’t friendly enough that I feel like I could recommend your book.
On another note, here for the YA version. Would be a hands on down purchase for my daughter. She’s only 5, but I’d keep it waiting in the wings.
I am really glad I read this today, because it relieved a lot of tension I didn't even realize I had around family dinner and parenting. Like, my oldest LOVES talking at dinner. Will talk our ears off. Great. Youngest HATES it. And yeah, she comes and talks to me at bedtime (and when she gets up in the morning). And those are both FINE. Just because I am not talking to my kids at the Socially Prescribed Time doesn't mean I am a bad parent or things are bad. It means they're individuals and we can let go of this rigid parenting myth. Whew. Thanks.