I was determined I wouldn't give my daughter my own body image hang-ups – but I made a huge mistake, by JO ELVIN
I caught sight of myself in the wing mirror and muttered to her dad that I thought my hair looked awful. Cue stirrings from the cheap seats in the back.
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