This is a post I’ve considered writing for a while now.  It has to do with parents ignoring the warning signs and symptoms of eating disorders in their children.
I always ask myself, “Why didn’t the mom/dad know?  Why didn’t she/he do anything?”  See, I’ve witnessed a lot of parents turning a blind eye to anorexia, bulimia and binge eating in their kids. 
I have some personal theories on the subject that I’d like to share.  They aren’t definitive by any means, of course, but are only thoughts.  Feel free to share yours, too.
1.  They don’t understand what an eating disorder is.  This …read more

At the end of 2002 (on my 31st birthday!), I discovered I was pregnant.
I was thrilled… and then terrified.
Having (mostly) recovered from an eating disorder, I worried that “Ana” (aka, anorexia) would come to visit me for the next nine months. Maybe longer.
It was horrifying.
Interestingly, over the ensuing months, I didn’t become obsessed with staying thin, although I did HATE being pregnant.
Every doctor’s appointment was pure hell as I discovered I had gained weight. Every glimpse in the mirror showed an expanding belly. When people began telling me (in month eight) that I had gotten a “chubbier” face, I wanted to cry.
I have very few photos …read more