by Shannon Popkin | Jun 25, 2013 | Anxiety, Beauty, Discipline, Food, Parenting, Teens, Wisdom
Dear Seventeen-Year-Old Me,Let’s talk about the mirror. Sometimes when you look in it, you’re disgusted. You think you’re fat or ugly or covered in pimples. You’ve already started to experiment with your eating habits and your hair and makeup. You spend hours in your...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 20, 2013 | Beauty, Fear, Parenting
Thanks to Beyond Bathtime for publishing this story.As the kids piled into the van, I noticed Lindsay’s hair, which looked like it hadn’t been brushed in a week. I said, “Lindsay! Did you even look in the mirror today? Your hair is a mess! We never see these people!...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 20, 2012 | Beauty
Yesterday, after I spoke to a ladies’ group about true beauty, someone brought up the time and money we spend on improving our appearance. How much is too much? Should we worry about it at all?I remember saying that there’s nothing wrong with wearing...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 16, 2012 | Beauty, Funny, Media
I emailed my friend, Phrene, to see if she could take a couple of pictures of me after Bible study. I needed a shot of just me, and told her I could bring my camera; it would only take a few minutes. She emailed back and said sure, but she’d prefer to just use...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 13, 2012 | Beauty, Fear, Goals, Teens
Last night, at a coffee shop, five moms and their middle school daughters discussed the crazy lengths girls go to for beauty. It’s ludicrous, when you consider how few of us ever achieve (and much less maintain) today’s stick figure standards. (We’re...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 28, 2011 | Beauty
Yesterday at Costco, my friend Holly called down the snack aisle, “Hey, Shannon!” I had secretly slid around two corners without her noticing, back when I spotted her in produce. But now, turning toward her sheepishly, I told her, “I said goodbye to all my pride when...