What Body Image Means to Meredith of Bueno Baby

Dear Ice-Cream: Where did we go wrong?

My daughter is too young to realize ice-cream is supposed to be her mortal enemy. She takes ice-cream for what it is: a benign, sweetened, dairy product. In her world, eating an ice-cream cone is a simple act which takes little effort beyond licking and balancing. She doesn’t bare-knuckle cage fight her thoughts and feelings regarding her body or what she puts into it like her mom does.

She doesn’t say things like this…

•     This ice cream is going to go straight to my elbows! What do you mean I don’t have elbows?

•     Ugh, I can’t believe I’m wearing a size four diaper!

•     I just couldn’t pull my lazy ass out of the crib this morning and ended up missing my jumping on mom and dad’s bed session. Double laps around the sharp, cornered coffee table for me!

•     How many pounds does a poopy diaper add to the scale?

•     Do these princess shoes make me look fat?

•     I’d suck in my stomach, but all these organs are in the way.

My daughter believes ice-cream was put here on earth for her enjoyment and that her body merely serves as a dessert receptacle. You can’t deny that kind of wisdom.

Meredith is the blogger behind BuenoBaby, a memoir of awkward situations and embarrassing moments all gathered in one place for your mocking pleasure. She also spends unhealthy amounts of time over on the Twitter @BuenoBabyGirl and updating her Farmville status on Facebook. Meredith and her husband live in Wisconsin where they raise their three daughters who insist on eating everyday. Because children are selfish like that. She thinks they may have a cat.

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