PinnedJulie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseWhat Do People Mean When They Call Me “Exotic”?How Hispanic People Belong, Despite Microaggression Implying OtherwiseSep 1977Sep 1977
PinnedJulie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseHow This Stay-At-Home Mom Got Her Professional Groove BackOvercoming my fears and returning to full-time paid work after fifteen years of being a stay-at-home momAug 2651Aug 2651
PinnedJulie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseHow I Survived Being in a “Mixed-Weight” RelationshipOvercoming toxic stereotypes labeling me the “elephant” in my marriageJul 19113Jul 19113
PinnedJulie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseThe Real Diabolic Lie about Being a Stay-At-Home MomWhy I’m returning to work after fourteen years at home with my childrenJun 27124Jun 27124
PinnedJulie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseBeyond the Magic: Challenging Disney’s New Disability PolicyIgnoring my son’s invisible illness doesn’t make it disappear.Apr 1329Apr 1329
Julie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseWhy Our Family Choose to Adopt a Senior Rescue Dog Instead of a PuppyCelebrating one year with our Goldy the OldySep 1216Sep 1216
Julie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseLet’s Talk Tea About Chisme, the Spanish Version of GossipingWhat is it and why would I wade through alligator-infested water to share it with you?Sep 514Sep 514
Julie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseShould Kids Be Told They’re Overweight?Navigating my child through body image challenges after he was told his BMI was elevated.Aug 548Aug 548
Julie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseWill Knowing The Name of the Man That Killed My Father Give Me Closure?How a lack of “justice” over my father’s death keeps me from processing his lossJun 1336Jun 1336
Julie CalidonioinMiddle-PauseBridgerton Season 3 Proves Plump Women Deserve Happily Ever After Endings On and Off ScreenHow Penelope and Colin’s relationship deconstructs the harmful Beauty and the Beast, fat guy dating thin woman, tropeMay 2435May 2435