Elaine BettingMeet My BellyI was inspired by a Facebook post of one of my friends that asked us to embrace our heavier, imperfect older bodies. I want to feel…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Elaine BettingShower Time for ChildrenParenting books say that around the time your child enters school, they should be capable of taking over their own bathing. But they can’t…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Elaine BettingMe and Crohn’s DiseasePart II: Because Puberty Isn’t Bad EnoughJul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
Elaine BettingOn DrivingEven before I was old enough to drive, I had stress nightmares behind the wheel of a car I couldn’t control. The earliest version I…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
Elaine BettingThe Hierarchy of Chronic IllnessAnyone who has taken a basic economics course will recognize the image above. There’s a rational order to survival, and if you skip some…Jul 10, 20201Jul 10, 20201
Elaine BettingHands OnWe sat in the pastor’s office with a set of surveys to judge our compatibility. It was one of those fill-in-the-bubble tests where you…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
Elaine BettingA Good Stretch of the LegsWhen I was four or five years old, my family moved to a small former farm outside of Akron, Ohio. A good three to five acres of the lawn…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Elaine BettingSongs Worthy of RepeatBack in the mid 90s CD players were just taking off. I saved months of babysitting money to buy a tiny boom box with a CD player and dual…May 6, 2020May 6, 2020