02/17/2026
đHey parentsâthis oneâs for you.đ
If youâre not willing to accept âthis is just what 40+ looks like,â your kids are watching that. And theyâre learning what to expect from their own bodies.
How we talk about our bodies is social. If your kids hear you say in the mirror, âUgh, Iâm so fat,â or see you suck in your stomach and roll your eyes at yourself, what are they learning? That bodies are problems to fix. That aging means shrinking, hiding, and giving up.
You donât have to pass that down.
You get to model something different: that bodies are adaptable, strong, and worth caring forânot criticizing. That getting older doesnât mean getting fragile. That movement, strength, and self-respect are choices, not personality traits.
Donât settle for âthis is just how it is now.â Build the capacity you want your kids to believe is possibleâfor themselves.
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