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…6 min read·Feb 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…6 min read·Oct 12, 2020----
Elaine BettingMe and Crohn’s DiseasePart II: Because Puberty Isn’t Bad Enough6 min read·Jul 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…7 min read·Jul 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…5 min read·Jul 10, 2020--1--1
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…6 min read·May 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…6 min read·May 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…3 min read·May 6, 2020----