Sometimes I get to thinking that I'm not supposed to be happy with how I look. Or even worse, I have times like right now, where I know I'm not as healthy as I should be, and I know I've put on a good 10+ lbs since I stopped working out regularly... so I actually am NOT all that happy with how I look... but then I feel guilty for not feeling happy, because other people are making fun of me for being guess what... too skinny, or saying that they'd die to be my size.... and so hmm...maybe I SHOULD be happier with how I look... but I have had this body image issue since I was a teen... Go figure.... Anyway, I wrote this on facebook a while ago, and felt like it would be good to add to my blog, since I'm feeling like this today... so here goes:
I'm pretty sure we live in a society where we, as women, aren't supposed to be happy with our body...no matter what our size is. It's like... if we're fit or skinny we are made to feel like we should be ashamed, because other people aren't our size, and if we're bigger than an 8 we are made to feel like we should be ashamed at the fact that we're not as small as "everyone else".....
Am I the only one who thinks that's crazy?
Bigger people bash smaller people... to feel better about themselves? Smaller people make fun of bigger people to... feel better about themselves? It doesn't make sense!Why can't we as women just say "hey... you look fantastic, and d'you know what... So. Do. I."
So Remember....next time someone posts one of those awful real men memes:
Stop caring so much about what "real men like" and start caring about what you like instead...and if you don't like it for whatever reason, rather than bashing other women, work on yourself...and as long as you're healthy, that's what really matters.
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