Mom took this photo of me a few weeks ago on the beach in Sorrento. At first I didn’t want to post it because I didn’t like how my body looked. Pasty white and a bit tummy-soft wearing a ragged old bikini. But then I noticed all the European women around me, many middle aged and elderly, wearing their bikinis with pride, not a care in the world, enjoying the sunshine. Their sags showing, soft bellies hanging out, wrinkled, sun-damaged skin, scars and stretch marks. Both mom a