I loved this piece but it also makes me feel sad for all the beautiful people who are/were told they are lesser because they don't meet that time’s or region’s beauty standard. And how horrible that that person chose to tell you you couldn't fit in a stretchy princess skirt and cape when you could have!
I have to chime in on the nose topic. I had to come all the way to Australia to witness a group of friends making fun of one of the boy’s nose for being ‘very Italian’. In all fairness, he is ethnically Italian (like freaking 40% of people here!), and his nose looks perfectly normal. Nobody makes fun of noses in Italy because we all have one. The nose scale is skewed!
I’ve been there as a child , with different details to my story, as most women have. I must admit the part about the party and the lady giving you the butterfly costume made me mad. But you know what ? The joke was on her, for butterflies have a bigger superpower than princesses: the power of transformation. Thank you for your powerful writing.
If you haven’t yet read the book “The Body is not an Apology “ by Sonya Renee Taylor, I highly recommend it. Loving oneself, inside and out , is truly a radical act in a world that would have you believe that it’s impossible.
Sending a hug across time and space to your inner child.
Hmmm the vulnerability, insight and relatability; so good. I've always thought I was the best looking since I was a kid, it only took me until I was 25 and started going to the gym and taking care of my mental health that I was actually dope and handsome, some people might not agree but that's okay. Your not meant to be everyone's cup of coffee.
This makes so much sense! Thank you.
I loved this piece but it also makes me feel sad for all the beautiful people who are/were told they are lesser because they don't meet that time’s or region’s beauty standard. And how horrible that that person chose to tell you you couldn't fit in a stretchy princess skirt and cape when you could have!
I have to chime in on the nose topic. I had to come all the way to Australia to witness a group of friends making fun of one of the boy’s nose for being ‘very Italian’. In all fairness, he is ethnically Italian (like freaking 40% of people here!), and his nose looks perfectly normal. Nobody makes fun of noses in Italy because we all have one. The nose scale is skewed!
I’ve been there as a child , with different details to my story, as most women have. I must admit the part about the party and the lady giving you the butterfly costume made me mad. But you know what ? The joke was on her, for butterflies have a bigger superpower than princesses: the power of transformation. Thank you for your powerful writing.
If you haven’t yet read the book “The Body is not an Apology “ by Sonya Renee Taylor, I highly recommend it. Loving oneself, inside and out , is truly a radical act in a world that would have you believe that it’s impossible.
Sending a hug across time and space to your inner child.
Hmmm the vulnerability, insight and relatability; so good. I've always thought I was the best looking since I was a kid, it only took me until I was 25 and started going to the gym and taking care of my mental health that I was actually dope and handsome, some people might not agree but that's okay. Your not meant to be everyone's cup of coffee.