What a great, genuine and very real entry! ๐๐ผ
I felt every single word in the first part - hits very close to home for me. Some kids can definitely be cruel at times (speaking from personal experience, which I laugh at now, but it took ages for me to outgrow my nose insecurity).
I also think a lot of this (the appearance insecurities) has to do with the fact that we are women and as such, most of us (if not all) were raised to try and fit the image of the perfect girl/ woman/ mother. Something that society has been pushing onto us for ages. Instead of celebrating our uniqueness.
Your empathy, music and your cooking skills are great confidence boosts for sure - coming from someone that struggles with cooking unfortunately ๐
Yes, one laughs on the outside but on the inside it is a sea of โโemotions because as a child one does not understand why one cannot fit in like the others.
And just as you say, as women we have a stereotype imposed on our shoulders of what we should be no matter what the cost, and that is why many of us grow up feeling that we are not enough.
But once we understand that we are, many other things emerge that make us understand what everything is really about and fit in with ourselves.
And as for the cooking haha, try it! It's cool, baby steps at first but you'll enjoy it, guaranteed ๐ค
Thank you for your kind words dear ๐
I'm happy that with age, we realize the truth and start tuning into the frequencies of the women we actually are ๐
Aww thank you! I've tried it but I think I'm a lost cause ๐ It doesn't come to me easily but because of my daughter, I keep trying. The poor soul has never complained of my cooking but I know she doesn't like it all ๐
That's like me trying to draw a picture. I cannot even get a stickman to come out right ๐