It has been a while since I bought a new bathing suit. I don't like to do it. You know why? Because much like shopping for Jeans, in fact, shopping for anything to fit my curves can be challenging! I was in the store because I went swimsuit shopping for my teen daughter. For her a one-piece will not do. It must be a two piece! I feel her and totally understand! Youth, oh youth - I too had a two-piece when I was 18 and I did get a lot of attention in it!
However, she's not yet 18...in fact, she's not yet 16 so the choice has to have mom-approval, something she's pained about!lol! While she was deciding, I decided to fit some on too. The process was not pretty! You know what it can be like curvy divas, the things we say to ourselves...."...too small...ugh....hate my thighs...this one too big...no shape.....my breasts are huge.....I look horrible!" Why do we do that? We are so focused on Society and how THEY feel and what THEY say about our bodies, that it imprints in our mind and we see nothing else! We see the rolls, and the veins, and the imperfection. We do. And I am getting too old for this!
Then I decided to have fun with it! I know I'm not perfect....Lord knows my legs are so not where I want them to look like....veins....dimples...cellulite. How why didn't I continue to work out EVERYDAY!!!!! But I can walk, run, and I get to where I am going with these feet, with my body! So I bought a swimsuit....it has been a while since I wore one without shorts....I may be brave enough to DO IT! Keep an eye on my fan page...:)
However, she's not yet 18...in fact, she's not yet 16 so the choice has to have mom-approval, something she's pained about!lol! While she was deciding, I decided to fit some on too. The process was not pretty! You know what it can be like curvy divas, the things we say to ourselves...."...too small...ugh....hate my thighs...this one too big...no shape.....my breasts are huge.....I look horrible!" Why do we do that? We are so focused on Society and how THEY feel and what THEY say about our bodies, that it imprints in our mind and we see nothing else! We see the rolls, and the veins, and the imperfection. We do. And I am getting too old for this!
Then I decided to have fun with it! I know I'm not perfect....Lord knows my legs are so not where I want them to look like....veins....dimples...cellulite. How why didn't I continue to work out EVERYDAY!!!!! But I can walk, run, and I get to where I am going with these feet, with my body! So I bought a swimsuit....it has been a while since I wore one without shorts....I may be brave enough to DO IT! Keep an eye on my fan page...:)
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