When I was 6

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my parents took me and the other lil fooks to our first concert--The Carpenters!

None of us knew Karen played the drums. How kewl was she?

What a voice, what a shame.

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When Molly was a baby I used to sing her every Carpenters song I could remember. Them and Joni Mitchell. he still wants Carpenters when she doesn't feel good and needs to be babyish. They were such a part of my childhood. Karen was one of the greats.

So was Cass Elliott. 2 brilliantly talented women whose talent was cruelly eclipsed by oppressive societal expectations about body image. I feel a bond.

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women whose talent was cruelly eclipsed by oppressive societal expectations about body image. I feel a bond...

Well I suspect--and hope--you're working over and through such things. You strike me as a tough biscuit

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Tough biscuit...heh...I'll own that!

I mostly have the bad body fever beat, but there are still days. I deliberately took that on in myself when I became the Ma of the wee diva. Girls learn body image from their moms, and I always want her to feel good in her skin. I musta done OK so far because she unabashedly loves her body and appearance.

"I don't know what to wear-I look so good in everything"

One time my less that enlightened grandmother made a comment about her having a round tummy. (Kinda silly since she is a tall leggy amazon, but all little kids are a little round in the middle.) Regardless, Molly lifted her shirt, patted her tummy and said "yeah, pretty great, isn't it?"

What a kid-I'm sure crooning Carpenters in her infant ear helped.