PSA: The Only ‘Summer Body’ You Need Is The One You Have

Banish the 'bikini body' pressure.

Apr 18, 2022

Reminder: The Only 'Summer Body' You Need Is The Body You Have   The weather's getting warmer, swimsuits are popping up all over the mall, and you know what that means: a bunch of total nonsense about getting your body "summer ready." No thanks!  Today Natasha McKee has a manifesto about why she's letting go of this totally bogus stresser and committing to enjoying life in her body exactly like it is: "I'm finally at a place where I can accept my body the majority of the time, but I spent decades covering up, sweating in long sleeves, and never enjoying myself. And I know I'm not the only one. I've watched my mother do it, I've watched friends do it. And I'm telling you, it's time for this to end." Amen to that.  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   READ MORE

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PARENTING Taking Away Your Teen's Phone Isn't A Magic Trick   Do you threaten to take away your kids' phones at the drop of a hat? That's what Katie Bingham-Smith found herself doing — until it stopped working. "It got to the point where I wouldn't even have to ask for their phones. They would walk up to me and hand it over without a care in the world. It became an automatic response for me and for them. I realized that it was making me a lazy parent." Here's what she does instead.   READ MORE

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