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Kate writes about body image stuff and tries to convince women to send in videos of themselves eating and talking. It's really a lot of fun. I talk a lot with my mouth full.
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Eat the Damn Cake

English - Body Image, Women, Cake
http://www.eatthedamncake.com
Eat the Damn Cake · 22h ago

you big softy

Bear snuggled against me, wrapping his arms around me. “I love how soft you are,” he said. This is one of two compliments I get from him on a daily basis. The other is, “I love how warm you are.” … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 2d ago

win anything you want from eShakti! (a giveaway)

I love giving stuff away. I also like sharing food. I am that person who will always have a sip of your drink when you politely offer, and will always try your dinner, when you so much as hint at … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 3d ago

what are the other things you do that make you who you are?

I am a writer now, but when I was a little girl, I thought I would grow up to be a painter. After all, I painted nearly every day. And when I wasn’t painting, I was drawing. Mostly princesses. Sometimes … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 1w ago

little victories: the kind of beauty that stands out in a crowd

I like to stand out. I like to be different. Writing the buzz cut piece reminded me. Well, getting the buzz cut reminded me. And then writing about it. For me, everything is two-pronged: the doing and the writing. As … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 1W ago

i like the person i am without my hair

Bear and I decided to get our hair buzzed together. It was his idea. He went first, and came out looking like summer. Then I sat down in the chair. “Buzz it,” I told the elegant French stylist. She had … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 1W ago

guy friends: i would like to have them

For the longest time, I have only had one guy friend. And I used to date him, in college. Which complicates things. It makes Bear uncomfortable. It makes me uncomfortable, too. Not the him being my friend part. That’s fine. … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 1W ago

I want a ceasefire in the mommy wars

There it is. (source) The latest in the “mommy wars.” Because everything is a war these days, it seems. Yesterday, we were talking about the “war on obesity.” I even heard that Obama declared “war on marriage.” So “war” means … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 2W ago

black women and fat and a photo of a girl wearing someone else’s face

It is not totally rare that I am moved to tears, but this time it was for a good reason. I was standing in a sleek little gallery on the Lower East Side, music beating in the background, as I … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 2W ago

the toe hair story

I was eleven. I was at a slumber party. Remember those? It was for my friend Amy’s birthday. She’d invited a bunch of girls over, and there were going to be games and punch and cookies and sleeping bags. She … Continue reading →
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Eat the Damn Cake · 2W ago

“you look just like your mom!”

I  look a lot like my mom. At least, that’s what everyone says. I don’t really see it. (my dad, mom, one of my brother, and me. I am holding a lot of stuff, for some reason) Classic daughter behavior. … Continue reading →
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