The number one lesson I want to teach my two boys, is to love who they are, quirks and all. My oldest son Trey was diagnosed with Autism when he was 6 years old. My youngest, Jaxon is my mini-me, and at the age of 6 is already struggling with his weight. I have heard Trey call himself “stupid” and I have heard Jaxon refer to himself as “fat”. They certainly are not hearing these things from me, so it leads me to believe they have heard these things from others; perhaps in

I became aware that I was bigger than most girls around the age of 10. We would spend the summer days at the pool, and I remember sticking my butt out as I walked because a friend said “it makes your belly look smaller”. A few minutes later my Mom was asking me what the hell I was doing as I am sure I looked absolutely ridiculous. That was the beginning of my body issues and by the time I was 13 I was wearing JNCO jeans and sweaters in the middle of summer to hide from the