I Want to be Body Positive but I Hate My Body

Your Other Dad Says a mirror is the wrong place to look for positivity

David Valdes
The Shadow
Published in
5 min readMay 17, 2021

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Dear Other Dad —

I really want to model body positivity — especially because my little sister and brother look up to me and I know they learn from how I…

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David Valdes
The Shadow

David Valdes is a Cuban-American author who writes about family, race, and LGBTQ issues. His book Brighter than the Moon releases in January 2023.