The heart of my message is simple. Love them beyond their outward appearance. Shaming them will not make them any less fat. Your words carry more weight than any waistline can extend.

Outlawing the words "I'm done" changed my classroom! Find out how to reform fast finishers and improve the quality of work in your room!

This crowd-pleasing gnocchi recipe is perfect for an easy weeknight comfort meal. Get all the flavors of chicken and dumplings without having to make the dumplings when you use gnocchi in their place.

Winter is tough. Eat your feelings.

Pebble Art "I'm just a girl standing in front of a salad asking it to be a donut" framed rock art. Pebble Art / Unique gift / diet / Sweet tooth / donuts / fat kid at heart / Home Decor / Christmas / Occasion / Wall art 8x8 Frame included Father's day gift, pebble art, family, unique family art, framed stone art, beach stone family, personalized family, pets, dogs, rock art gift. * Artwork can be PERSONALIZED and MADE TO ORDER, and could be shipped with personal message to recipient. * Shipped with in 1-3 business day via USPS Priority Mail, delivery typically take between 2-3 business days. * You have option to purchase with or without frame on most items. Framing option includes 8x8 Shadow box Frame with glass that provides physical protection from dust. * These amazing pieces of God's creations were found during my travels around the U.S. and various Caribbean islands. Everything is carefully washed and dried before transformed into art. RETURNS/EXCHANGES: If you are unhappy with your purchase I will be happy to refund you your money if you contact me within 7 days of delivery. Send me a message to let me know you are returning the item. Please repack the it in it’s original packaging, and pay for the return shipping to me. Once I have received your item, I will refund you the purchase price of the item. If damage occurs during shipping, please contact me and appropriate action will be taken depending on the damage.

My mother-in-law makes this stew almost every Shabbat because it is my sister-in-law's favorite! Whenever I buy quinces, I have to hide them because my children love to eat them raw! This fruit is not really meant to be eaten raw…it is meant for jams and stews. I guess my kids must be "hard-core" Persians! The quince tree originates from Iran and Caucasus. The Romans used its oil for perfume, while the Greeks enjoyed it cooked.

STOP Stop putting your elbows at your waist, palms face up in the air with your eyebrows raised asking soooo??!? It didn't happen. No embryos, no baby! STOP! When you stop trying you'll get pregnant. News Flash!!! When you stop trying, you WILL NOT get pregnant. STOP!! Stop telling me to be patient! I have been . . . STOP!!! Stop saying, "Just relax, It'll happen." It would have by now. STOP!!!! Stop comparing your story to mine! It's not the same. STOP!!!!! Stop looking at me like you pity me! I don't want your pity. STOP!!!!!! Stop telling me to gain weight! I have, and nothing. Not even a healthy egg. Not one . . . STOP!!!!!!! Stop saying you're sorry! So am I . . . STOP!!!!!!!! Stop mentioning how you're sick of women saying they're infertile. I am, so go fuck yourself! STOP!!!!!!!!! Stop giving me advise on how to get pregnant, like keeping my legs in the air for 15 minutes. I've tried! No baby. STOP!!!!!!!!!! Stop asking if we've thought of adoption! I mean, come on. . . STOP!!!!!!!!!!! Stop parading around your perfect little family, and the next one on the way. And the one after that, and after that. . . Like it doesn't hurt already. STOP!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop saying, "Wait until you have children." Bitch, all I do is wait! STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop apologizing, stop trying to make it better, and stop saying anything! Right now I just need to feel my pain and it's OK. I will get through this . . .

Make and share this Perfect Perogies Casserole recipe from Food.com.

We're sharing the best home cook-submitted recipes from food52's latest contest. This week, the theme is "Your Best Dumplings."

It was "Fat Tuesday" at Mardi Gras in New Orleans this week. One of my favorite cities I've ever visited, and one of such great art and such great hope... It seemed apropos to spend my day in Monson and Brimfield, our local towns ravaged by a tornado in early June, to do a little painting and a gather a little inspiration... (and no...I didn't put all that together 'til after. But hey, it's apropos nonetheless.) :) Woke up and water colored these notecards, just washes of color that left them ripe with promise... Then I headed to Monson with a carload of cardboard boxes, clothes, and homemade quilts... I walked around downtown to take in the sights and see all the progress that has been made, and how much more work is to be done. Here are a few of the many photos I took... ~~You can check out my first post after the tornado here.~~ On Hollow Road, in Brimfield, I checked in on some families I've gotten to know in the past couple of months and brought them the things they needed, mostly ice and water. I traded this man ten gallons of water for the opportunity to take this photograph... Surely, I was on the fortunate end of that deal. :) :) :) I returned home feeling hopeful, and resolved to do everything I can to help the people who lost so much... the only difference between those people and you and I is that they were in the tornado's path. That afternoon I doodled a bit... If anyone wants to contribute in any way please let me know or contact the Monson Tornado Volunteers or call the Volunteer Hotline at 1-413-258-0207. In the meantime, let's have a little I'll pray for you. You'll pray for me??

I consider myself to be the fat mom and sometimes I worry that embarrasses my kids and that breaks my heart.

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Check out this simple recipe for healthy, low sugar, high protein, cheesecake in a bowl. All you need are two ingredients and you have a delicious, quick and easy meal or snack.

All of the taste of lasagna, but none of the hassle. This deconstructed lasagna is so easy, I have my kids make most of it!