I DONT believe this!!!

(Know it's moved to a new thread, but it seemed weird to pull quotes from one into the other, so...)

You totally are gorgeous, Trippin'!!! I've seen a bunch of pics on PC, and have to tell you....Yours is emblazoned on my memory. It's that full of fabulosity!!!
Aha! And every.single.one of them, including yourself, have had been inundated by the media. There is no escaping it. A lot of us like to think that we are immune, because we can see how ridiculous it is, but it is insideous. It's in there.

And I'll repeat:
I hope that nothing in my earlier post made you feel any worse. I just wanted to know how very much I get it. And it doesn't always make me feel so great, BUT! For all that, see above. The world really CAN f*** off! I refuse to bow that that which I know isn't true. Raaarrrrr!

Thanks IZ, and please rest assured, that you did not make me feel bad, I've always valued your input, since day 1... Idk maybe that b.itch barbie is to blame, it feels too far back to be visual media... Yes, I blame her, and my parents who thought 13 was the age to grow out of being a tomboy and bought the damn doll... Thats all I got, barbie, and my sister who's been referring to me as 'lollipop' for the last 8yrs... Maybe barbie planted the seed that sister greedily watered...

Same here, can remember exactly what You look like Trippin from pics here, because you exude femininity, in way that matches your sassyness.

Your sister maybe did, and my sisters, and mother, and her sisters... it's extremely far reaching, and it does go back waaay back. media has been busy, and the world has been busy telling women what they should look like, act like, feel like, and behave like since the beginning of time.

Love you guys, thanks...

Imagine this.....

If Barbie were real she would be 7 feet tall. Her boobs would be so big, that they could crush a small child to death! Her waist line is so tiny that she is actually starving to death. Her hips are so wide she couldn't pass through a normal sized door. Her arms are so short, she'd be like a T-Rex! Her legs are so long that "tall sized" jeans would only come to her knees, and due to her short arms she would have to have an assistant tie her shoes (which she couldn't see anyway past her monster boobs.) Her feet are so tiny she couldn't stand up or walk, she just falls over! Due to being top heavy! You think you have trouble finding clothes, imagine being a giant 6 foot dinosaur woman who can't stand up....

If anyone is deformed, it's Barbie!

Lmao thanks for the visual of barbie the dinosaur... Maybe a distant cousin of barney...

My grandma had a mastectomy and then a $300 "boob" that she put in her bra until she accidently flusged it down the toilet. Then she went to Mervyn's to by these other breast enhancer thingies made for people who want to look bigger, but she'd just use one. I told her I wouldn't go with her because it would look like they were for me. So then she tells the saleslady that although i'm small, this is for her.
Only my grandma. Once when the grocery cashier asked how we were, she told him I had
menstrual cramps. Anyway, hugs to you. We all come in different sizes.

LW, what a character that grandma of yours! Thanks for sharing

Omg, that is so funny, dark_heart!
TG I never had one -- she sounds scary! (Dolls at all never floated my boat. Stuffed animals were (are!) where it's at. and... well, just about anything that's not a doll. Or pink.)
Hmmmm, seem to recall hearing a funny yesterday. Will try to find it!

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 2. By the time I was 6 she'd had a double mastectamy. I was a kid so she never discussed her body image with me. She was also overweight. I just remember that she was not just flat... She was not all there. Like, it looked like her chest was sunk in. She had no nipples or anything, and she had a chest cathetar that went through that area, which she had to keep very clean.

She also had a special bra which she called her "boobie pads." LOL It was just a soft padded braw, to give the illusion of breasts when we went out.

I often wonder, as an adult, how she handled all of that. I wish I could ask because, I have such a horrible body image. But, I don't have an issue like that. But, in my mind as a child, she was not less of a woman. She was the woman who shapped me and taught me to be strong, even tho I am not as strong as her no way! But, even now, I do not think she was not a woman, or less of a woman. She was more of a woman!

We have all of our trials, each of us. It's okay to feel pain and disappointment. But ignore the comments. You are a strong woman! You show that all the time when you post. And no matter what you look like, your girl loves you and respects you, and will be a strong woman because of you!

Oh sweet Lia. I am probably totally the wrong person to be weighing in on all of this, but ... I am sorry that your clothes don't fit. I'm going through the same thing right now, except it's the opposite. (Probably why I am not really qualified to speak here, but damn it, I'm gonna try anyway).

So it's like this. I have this friend. She's somebody I don't talk to as much as I'd like, but someone I know I can always talk to no matter what's going down. And you know what? I've never seen her, but she's beautiful. How do I know this? I know this by what she exudes. She exudes confidence, femininity, sassiness, grace and charm. She is the embodiment of what a woman and a mother should be, at least in my view. She might not look exactly how she wants to when she looks in the mirror, but to me and so many others, she is completely perfect just the way she is.

I know that probably doesn't help, but to me and so many others, you are absolutely perfect, just the way you are. I'm sorry that your confidence has taken a hit, but there is so much to love about you that goes way beyond any physical attributes you may or may not possess. You have a real gift, love. A gift of empathy and kindness and wittiness and the strength and tenacity to rise above so, so much. To me, that is what's most important. Your soul, your essence --- this is what makes you who you are. And that person is absolutely breathtaking.

<3

Thanks Scott, and any friend of mine is qualified...

damn it I just love it when you go off Lia!!

you sure arrange the alphabet in a magnificent way!

f.ck everything I reckon you are gorgeous. hehe

monkeys know best

Trippen don't compare yourself to anyone else, we are all unique and beautiful in our own ways. Hold your head high.

Thanks Sea