My, it is sad how rude people are. And it's sad how hard we are on ourselves. I can't say that I never have a moment of self doubt or loathing, but I'm happy that they are far fewer then when I was in my teens. Kids are cruel and its unfortunate that most of us don't realize their opinions mean nothing until we are much older. So many things I hated when I was younger....my freckles, jagged bones, especially shoulder ones that no one else seems to have, large ears......and I don't give them a second thought now. Well I'm sure I do sometimes, but I'm so much happier with myself today than 10 years ago. I wish I could have felt this way at 18 and I'm sure ill be thinking the same thing 10, 20, 30 years from now. I think we could all do well with a lot more kindness to ourselves. And if others aren't kind, I usually feel like, screw what they think!
I liked her article, but I also felt bad that it took so long for her to realize her own beauty. I feel like I already wasted enou time caring what others think, I would hate to waste any more years. But it's nice to see she is happy today.
