great post. thanks for being so honest. I was bit chunky in grammar school/middle school and like you, it didn't help that I had a best friend who was a stick.
I was bulimic on and off in college and put myself on such a restrictive diet that at one point i was 98 pounds. I'm short, so because I wasn't out of what was considered a 'normal' range for my height, I didn't think i had a problem. but I definitely did. Thankfully, that's all long past me.
Knowing how i felt growing up and how i took it out on myself, I always promised myself that if i ever had a daughter I would make sure she felt confident and beautiful and would be so vigilant not to pass on any hang ups i have about my body on to her. In truth, i'm kind of relieved to have had a boy. Setting a positive body image is a big responsibility.
As for the padded bikini - ridiculous. little girls should be dressed like little girls!
I was bulimic on and off in college and put myself on such a restrictive diet that at one point i was 98 pounds. I'm short, so because I wasn't out of what was considered a 'normal' range for my height, I didn't think i had a problem. but I definitely did. Thankfully, that's all long past me.
Knowing how i felt growing up and how i took it out on myself, I always promised myself that if i ever had a daughter I would make sure she felt confident and beautiful and would be so vigilant not to pass on any hang ups i have about my body on to her. In truth, i'm kind of relieved to have had a boy. Setting a positive body image is a big responsibility.
As for the padded bikini - ridiculous. little girls should be dressed like little girls!