Am I the only one who thinks the 'schoolgirl' outfit is somewhat insensitive when we look at how Grace Tame was silenced and still struggles to be heard?
It's not so much the airbrushing I take issue with, it's the fact that a powerful woman with agency and authority chose to present herself as a school girl who has neither and therefore is no risk to the male who's gaze she has played directly into.
While I also love Nic and defend her right to present her authentic self any way she chooses, I wonder if as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador she could have thought this through a bit more.
I was 43 when I had my daughter. I too had miscarriages, blighted ovums and D&Cs and felt the judgment of others because of my age - both by the medical profession and also in the schoolyard. But I've never known such complete love. My daughter (now 12) still sleeps with me - she can sleep on her own she just chooses to be with me and the cats and dogs and our piles of books and stories. Every night I hug her just before we go to sleep and say a prayer of thanks for the miracle she is. I tell her I love her and she tells me she loves me too. I have no words for how wonderful that feels. Thanks to all who have shared their stories. xxx
As a non-sporty mum of an non-sporty kid - thank you.