As a mother of girls, this is a subject that’s been on my mind for a long time. So I’m really pleased to be working with Chase on this sponsored post on the topic of body issues, since they’re strong supporters of the National Eating Disorders Association. I urge you to check out their website.

It was the 8:30 morning rush in my Brooklyn building, and we all crammed into our tiny elevator headed out for the day–the Wall Street guy heading to the 2 train, the woman in dark glasses walking the dog, two moms taking backpack-laden kids to school, and me and my girls.

“Good thing I’m skinny!” my six year-old joked loudly as we squeezed our way in. And I laughed. She is me. I’ve said things like “Good thing I didn’t have thirds on pancakes this morning!” in similar situations.

“Anyway,” she added, “you can’t be fat if you’re in ballet.”

The elevator got awkwardly quiet. Continue reading →