How A K-Pop Band Brought Me Closer To My 14-Year-old Daughter
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How A K-Pop Band Brought Me Closer To My 14-Year-old Daughter

As parents we are so quick to judge our children’s behaviour and choices, often forgetting that they are also trying to deal with an overwhelming world in their own way. Maybe, that’s the part of parenting that we need to focus more on: where we listen to our kids and embrace their peculiar choices. I never imagined that listening to a K-pop band would strengthen my relationship with my daughter.
The Decade in Which I Stopped Punishing Myself for Being Overweight
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The Decade in Which I Stopped Punishing Myself for Being Overweight

The 2010s have been the most significant decade of my life. I don’t recall any other time in my life when people, especially women, were so encouraged to accept themselves exactly as they were. Sure, the obsession with losing weight still abounded. But alongside the “Lose 50 pounds by Christmas” articles were pieces titled “Fitness at any size.”