What funny creatures we women are. We never look in the mirror and smile, happy with who we are and happy with the way we look. There is always something wrong or missing or too big or too small or just not right. Growing up I always had women that I considered to be the epitamy of beauty. Women like Nastassja Kinski, Phoebe Cates, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. I compared my features, my body, my life and measured my value based on ideals that could never be me. I killed myself mentally and physically trying to be someone I wasn't. Well, this decade I finally told myself, I wouldn't stand in the mirror and tear myself apart. That I wouldn't wish so hard to be someone else. That I would be happy with me. But I still do the same thing- I wonder if we all do. I don't hate myself.. I like my sense of independance, my love of fun and silliness, my strength, my intelligence and my compassion for others. I like my smile and my eyes, but I can't truly say that I like everything. I can't say that I am not at times disappointed when I try on clothes, or sometimes when I look in the mirror. I can't say that I don't sometimes say Fuck it, and pull my hair in a ponytail and throw on an old T-shirt. But I do overall like myself and I have learned to adjust. I can only be the best version of me and that should be enough.I watched as my athletic beautiful eight year old daughter stood in the mirror, turned from side to side and say, "I need to go on a diet."
It made me want to cry..........
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Oh...I'm sorry your daughter's feeling like that. It's inevitable in our society! There's only so much we can do....I guess just hug her and tell her she's beautiful a lot, and love yourself--that'll help. :)
do you happen to know if that snake is dating anyone? she's so skinny and sexy. not like that fat girl she's crawling on...
I like women with curves and some flesh on their bones, but I'm just a fat crazy guy, so what do I know?
No more serious shit for me- that was truly painful and now I have had to seek out therapy. Thanks guys!
Definitely prefer a woman with meat on her bones. Why are you women obsessed with how other women look? I see muscled up guys with 6-pack abs and have no desire to look like that -- it just makes me want to drink a 6-pack.
At least you've got hair.
man, you're beautiful to me and if you say otherwise "yo gonna get a beatdown!"
Fuck those braindead models.
Peace
yo criminal-didn't expect to see you here.
Creepy - lol
Shroomy, Nastassja Kinski, Pheobe Cates, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Hmm. You must have different taste in "women who make you feel inadequate." I've never fancies those girls in that way. Way back when, I thought Winona Ryder was the perfect beauty. The supermodel Christy Turlington, hmm, now you've got me thinking.
Excellent post, and I think that you are speaking for many women. And isn't that poster great? I remember the first time I saw it. :-)
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