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{ 2006 07 20 }
… get thee to this website!!
And to the artists of the world: get to work in your chosen mediums. Glorify our unique shapes, colors, and textures. We are Mothers — these are the bodies that make the world.
Except for the feeling I get when I look at my kids, nothing has made me feel better in my skin than this wonderful site.
Posted by holly on Thursday, July 20th, 2006, at 2:59 pm, and filed under Uncategorized.
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Regular dishes on life in New Orleans, historic home renovation, raising kids, completing a PhD, travel near and far, global concerns, and health issues.
You know the story, right? International health... work all over the place... drag my kids around in sacks through villages in Central America... yadda yadda. I decided to go for another degree, so in 2004 we moved to New Orleans with no intention of staying. Then Katrina. And then *blink*blink* New Orleans is a completely different place and we just can't leave. Suddenly I'm on TV talking about immigrants and health and Paul is starting a company. Or two. His side is high-tech, mine is community health and our lives are yearly evacuation, regular celebrations, and nonstop work here, there, and everywhere. Our door is always open. I only ask that if you decide to go ahead and make yourself that mint julep, you make one for me, too.
We strive to make our life our argument.
Anonymous | 24-Jul-06 at 1:15 pm | Permalink
Holly-
Your kids look beautiful and healthy and I am thrilled for you! I must admit that seeing this pictures scares me from becoming pregnant. I feel like I’ve worked so hard for so long to get into the best shape of my life (now) and I don’t know how I’d come to terms with such a drastic change. Of course, I know it is worth it in the end and perhaps when my day comes, I won’t mind as much as I think I do now. Hope you are well!
Amy K
Holly | 24-Jul-06 at 1:53 pm | Permalink
The reality of our bodies is that they are made to change with time. It is amazing to have the ability to go through such tremendous changes — and I think we should be realistic about what these changes do to us. I love that the scars, wrinkles, lines, and curves of our figures tell stories — think of that wonderful scene in the sewing shop in “Real Women Have Curves.”
If nothing else, becoming a mother definitely reduces any feelings of modesty or vanity!