Real Beauty

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Real Beauty

by puredawn ^Pro @ 12 Feb. 2007 – 15:44:54

My eldest daughter is 17.

She is talented, clever, and beautiful. She has her whole life ahead of her, and is applying to universities. She wears a size 6 or 8 in clothes, which is normal. I did when I was her age, before I gave birth to 7 children.

She told me this morning that she feels guilty for being thin.
She feels people look at her and expect her to be a bimbo.
Fashion week has reopened the debate about what is attractive, calling these young girls such derogatory things as stick insects and twigs.

How about we all learn to be comfortable within our own skin, and stop concerning ourselves with how everyone looks, or saying it is better to be curvy, or bony? True beauty is what shines out from within, in our love and our kindness.
True beauty is a ready smile, a generosity of spirit, hands quick to help and words to encourage and support.

I stand up for Beauty- whatever form it takes!
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- 12 Feb. 2007 @ 15:53:09
Funnily enough Olivia Stefanino has just been on Radio Bristol talking about this and saying we should love ourselves as we are. You might like her web site:

http://www.beyourownguru.com/

and her campaign for FEBRUARY 13TH IS “LOVE YOURSELF DAY”.

Good luck to your daughter. I doubt if many 17 year olds are happy with the way they look - all part of growing up.
- - puredawn ^Pro
  - 12 Feb. 2007 @ 16:06:44
  It sounds like she and I are picking up the same vibe at the moment.
  
  And regarding your valentine card to yourself, I think we should all do that- how can others love us if we do not love ourselves?
  I am also sure, however, that many of your friends here would love to send you one
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- http://bloggitygoodness.blog.ca
- 12 Feb. 2007 @ 15:59:12
That is a darn shame your beautiful child is made to feel that way. Hugs to you and her.
- - puredawn ^Pro
  - 12 Feb. 2007 @ 16:44:01
  Thank you!
  Maybe you should change your name to the HuggingMama...
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    - http://bloggitygoodness.blog.ca
    - 12 Feb. 2007 @ 16:49:45
    Thanks! And that will get you some more hugs!
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- 12 Feb. 2007 @ 16:35:47
I agree with MMM....yes...heres to being happy with the way you are....but as LL says....doubt if any 17 year old is happy with the way they are....shame everybody has to obsess so much about weight and looks all the time....
- - puredawn ^Pro
  - 12 Feb. 2007 @ 16:48:04
  I had a mirror in my room that, when I walked by it, made my midriff look HUGE!
  In the end, I got rid of it. The first thing I saw each day was my Goddess Belly...shudders!
  - - deleted user (Visitor)
    - 12 Feb. 2007 @ 16:53:49
    ...I'd have got rid of it too....friend of mine has a mirror that makes one look much slimmer....love it....even though...of course...one should accept the way one looks...
    - - puredawn ^Pro
      - 12 Feb. 2007 @ 17:23:54
      All that conditioning waiting to be loved into oblivion!
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- roselyne19
- 12 Feb. 2007 @ 17:37:51
I can only utterly agree with you... but it's unfortunately a common tendancy to project on others (especially on youth) one's own usual mental, psychological schemes... so the younger she knows about that... the younger she less pays attention to others' opinion...(as we cannot change others) but difficult when teens age ! xx
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