I spent months pouring over parenting and newborn books while pregnant with my first born. I was particularly obsessed with how-to breastfeeding manuals.

I grew up in the late-1990s and early 2000s, when the culture of thin bodies with smooth skin was the beauty standard.

Lately, I’ve been slacking on reading. I find the commitment of a novel daunting when added to all of the reading I need to do for work.