Sickness

Did you know that "thinspiration" websites existed? I have to say that, until yesterday, I was blissfully unaware of them. Unaware that young girls were using the Internet to encourage one another in their pursuit of anorexia, or "ana" as they fondly call it. Here are a few, if you can stand to look:

http://ana-beauty.webs.com/best100thingstoknow.htm: read all of these if you really want to be ill.

http://www.prettythin.com/

http://thinspiration-pictures.blogspot.com/

http://pro-ana-angels.wetpaint.com/page/Real+Thinspiration

http://ana-beauty.webs.com/mustknows.htm: this last one has this bit of wisdom I'm sure we all need to know: "Use oil free moisturizers when you moisturize, oil is fat!"

Moms of girls, even if your daughter is the healthiest person both emotionally and physically, block these sites with a net nanny - do something! These sites are poisonous.