Joni Edelman

My cocktail is wrong. It’s a gin and tonic with only gin. It’s a martini with 10 olives. And I can’t stand the sun. Not today. Not this month.

What to really expect when you're expecting.

Suffering is America’s favorite thing to do. We starve ourselves to lose weight, and we’re a success story. We don’t sleep, and we’re just getting SO MUCH DONE. We do a thousand things a day and involve our kids in a thousand activities, because somehow, in some perverted way, that makes us successful.

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

How do I raise a boy to love and respect all women regardless of size in a world where he is bombarded with images of what is attractive?

I did The Today Show, and after that spent 45 minutes talking to Inside Edition. If you're confused, imagine how I felt.

Being vulnerable, being seen (even lumpy and naked), admitting weakness, asking for help — these acts inspire and edify.

Misogyny is pervasive. And my three boys are living it all.

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I was told that feminism is man hate. That abortion is murder. And then I thought, "What am I doing here?"