Do you think
that acceptance comes with maturity?


[Sorry, this is a Proper Serious Question]
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 27 Oct 2009, 12:42, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

perhaps
it could also be that I've lost 2 and a half stone and have developed broader shoulders and stuff from swimming and surfing.

and my beard hides my big round face.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 27 Oct 2009, 12:44, Reply)

I think it does
If I'd looked the way I do now when I was 19, I'd have topped myself or stopped eating altogether. I'd have considered myself a dumpy busty mess. In fact I considered myself that when I was 19 and a size 6 waist.
I'm now a size 10 and I show concern but I don't obsess. I like my figure. Sometimes it goes up to a (shock horror) 12. Why do we not appreciate ourselves when we're young?
I no longer yearn for the days when I was a size 6. I must have looked vile.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 27 Oct 2009, 12:47, Reply)

Aww I know exactly what you mean
I was accused of having an eating disorder lots when I was about 16, I was just really small, I still ate like a bastard. I refused anyone taking pictures of me too so I have no evidence of me from the age of 14-20, I must have looked too small if people thought I had a problem!

I'm at a much better place now, I feel much happier with myself and I think thats probably all that matters! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 27 Oct 2009, 13:20, Reply)

I wish there was no photographic evidence of me between 17 and 20
I was not sporting a good look.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 27 Oct 2009, 14:01, Reply)

Hehe
I'm sort of pleased, it was not a good time for fashion!! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 27 Oct 2009, 14:12, Reply)

I'm guessing getting married
Is pretty validating on that front.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 27 Oct 2009, 14:04, Reply)

Yeah it is actaully
I do feel a lot more confident now. I went out with some bastards in the past which probably didn't do much for my confidence, plus some of my 'friends' were only interested in telling me their problems etc, whenever I needed help they weren’t around. I've cut all the bad things out of my life so I'm a much happier person.

Strangely enough I've been asked out more since I've been married than I have ever been asked out before... its very weird!?
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 27 Oct 2009, 14:12, Reply)