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WHYVILLE HELP : GALLERY : DR. LEILA : SEARCH : SUBMIT : STAFF : HOME Mar 13, 2005

 

Go Hunting with St. Patrick!

Help us find the four-leaf clovers and win a Why-Pass!

Ach, me laddies and lasses! I hear there's a pot o' gold in them there clover patches!

'Tis the coming of St. Patrick's Day in the United States and across the globe; a day to celebrate the Irish in all of us, they say. Will you join me on a hunt for four-leaf clovers?

From learning the myth of the leprechaun and his pot o' gold to admiring the generous life of St. Patrick himself, St. Patrick's Day encourages us all to indulge in fun and festivities. This year, the Emerald Isle -- as Ireland is known -- comes a little closer to Whyville in the form of clover patches, appearing all over our little town on March 17, 2005.

What's so special about the shamrock? Well, you can learn about its significance to St. Patrick in another article in this week's Times, but shamrocks take on a whole new significance here in Whyville this year. Find a four-leaf clover, and you're in for a big surprise.... read more...

   HELP
What's New in Whyville!
St. Patrick, LOTS of Why-Passes, and Whyville's birthday...

   MEDIA
Whyville Crossword
Solve the crossword, earn easy clams!

   MEDIA
Media Menu
MediaWiz brings you the best shows for the week of March 14-20.

   HELP
Rays of Light
SnowgrI13 talks about "Optics" at Club Why.

   MEDIA
Media Menu
MediaWiz brings you the best shows for the week of March 21-27.

 

 

   EVENTS
Feeling St. Patrick's Style
Hilary21 announces her own contest.

   PEOPLE
Meet The Bots
Ecnad meets the old "folks" in Whyville.

   PEOPLE
Senate Influenza?
Nap4455 observes a trend.

   FASHION
Clash of the House of Cards
What is it really like to be a designer?

   SCIENCE
Titan, the Next Earth?
Snickerz9 thinks about the news!

From the Other Side of the Mirror

A personal look into the world of eating disorders.

Many of you read "Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall" back in January. I have some experience with eating disorders, and I thought I'd share another perspective on how they affect you.

I am not searching for pity. This article will simply give you another way to look at anorexia. I am not going to go into bulimia, as I have no experience there. However, through years of disordered eating myself, and a good friend, I know all too much about anorexia nervosa.

My Story
I have suffered anorexia twice. The first time I entered the eating disorder world was right after my parents' divorce, when I was in 5th grade. It may seem strange to you, but I had no fear of becoming fat. This is more common than you hear about on TV or in the newspapers.

I felt sick all the time, and therefore didn't eat. Naturally, I lost a lot of weight. One day, I went into the orthopaedist for a broken arm, and he took my mom outside, telling her to get me to a specialist immediately. My weight was below 60 pounds. At 4 foot, 10 inches, that put my BMI (body mass index) at around 12. Healthy is 18.

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