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“Would You Like Anxiety With That?”

Eating out in the age of fitness and body positivity

Kyrie Gray
Sep 1, 2018 · 2 min read

“She has child-bearing hips.” This comment was made the flower shop owner near my childhood home. I assume this was a great compliment in her Vietnamese culture. Although at ten I would have rather been simply pretty. Though I’ve born no children, I have those hips still.

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Kyrie Gray

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Freelancer, comedian, and coffee drinker. Writing nerdy humor, practical advice, satire, and stories. Also draws comics sometimes.

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