Tag: childhood

advocacy Family diets were the norm when Faith was a child

Family diets were the norm when Faith was a child

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I usually say it all started in 2020 when I was 14, but I don’t know if that’s true. I mean, yeah, that’s when I began to lose weight, but I hated myself well before then. My family had been on and off “family diets” since I was young. I...

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June's Writing Clan From young child with dreams to old man with wisdom

From young child with dreams to old man with wisdom

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Imagine you are very old, and you are travelling back in time, as a child, as an adult, and as a senior — Frank Upfill, octogenarian and member of June’s Writing Clan, takes us on a ride:  “How did you go at golf today?” Before I can answer, my friend Annette...

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Life Writing Revisiting my childhood relationship with food

Revisiting my childhood relationship with food

Jennifer Hamer When poring through old photographs I stumbled across some pictures of my childhood. In one picture, I am walking along the beach with my nan. I’m holding a doughnut, and am enjoying the yumminess of the sweet dough as I take bite after bite. This image got me...

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