Basic Mom Week in Review - 11/08/15
/5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned
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5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned
Read MoreAn advertisement for Aerie lingerie showed up in my Facebook feed the other day, and I had such a strong reaction to it that it made me angry.
Read More1. Not to air my body issues in front of my girls
In a beautiful post on her blog, The Nomad Mom Diary, Lynn Morrison made me realize that someday some asshole is going to tell my daughters that they aren't beautiful, and if I don't stop body-shaming myself in front of them, that asshole is going to be me. I literally cried the first time I read this post.
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened in My Life This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read MoreValerie Jackson is a basic mom, a tolerable wife, and a self-deprecating writer. She is attempting to raise two young monsters into nice young ladies in Michigan. She has a law degree that’s only current use is to win arguments with her husband.