Fuck You, Society!

As I was standing at the sink today doing dishes I caught myself sucking my stomach in. I then thought to myself "What the fuck am I doing? I'm home alone and even if I wasn't, this is me!"

The majority of my female friends (and some of my male friends as well) are on the larger side of life, or had been big at some point in their life. Why do we allow society to bitch-slap us into submission and make us think that we need to be skinny to be pretty? Most of the time, I think I'm very attractive. I wouldn't say hot, but I know there are guys out there that think I am (at least I hope so!). I have all the right curves in all the right places. While I wish my stomach was maybe a little flatter, I don't think it's disgusting or outrageous by any means. On the same note, I know there are guys out there that would be appalled by the way that I look and thats ok, because that's their thing.

I was even on a date once and I asked the guy I was out with what he thought. His exact response (which has forever been ingrained into my memory no matter how much I try to forget it) was "Your face is beautiful, I really like it. Your body...... not so much." It didn't stop him, however, from attempting to make out with me and touch/suck on my boobs. Notice I said attempt because after that comment, I wanted nothing more to do with him and just wanted to go home. Though, as hurt as I was by his comment I respected him for being honest with me (but that respect was thrown out the window when he tried to molest me after just telling me he didn't like my body).

You need to be happy with yourself and your body, no matter what. It's the only one you got. You can be happy and in love with yourself and still work on yourself for self-improvement. Just make sure that while you're at the gym or running that 5k that you're doing it to better yourself and your health, and not doing it to conform to scociety's false impression of beauty.

All of you, all my friends, are beautiful in your own way. That is what makes us unique, and that is why I love you all.