My upbringing has definitely influenced how I want to raise my own
daughter, Molly Mae, who's five. I want her to grow up believing that
she can be whatever she wants to be and that there are no doors closed
to her because of her sex. She is generally a very confident child, but
what she has referred to recently, which frightens my partner Nigel and
me, is concerns about her body image. Last summer, for example, before
I was pregnant again, she said, "Your tummy's thin. Why have I got a
big round tummy? I want a thin tummy." Now, that might just reflect the
fact that little girls are fascinated with their mothers' bodies, but I
found it quite alarming, especially since all her friends are into crop
tops and showing off their bellybuttons.