I honestly would probably just write in circles if I had to put this into my own words, but it’s kind of been sitting on my mind for about a week now, and it all started with this first quote from Kate Winslet, so listen up!Β
I make sure to say these things around my kidlets all the time! Especially the girls.
I have them list things they are proud of and love about themselves – even if it’s just the smallest things on a hard day.
Heck yes!
Thankfully, I’ve never dated any guy who has made me feel less than beautiful in my own skin. Well, there was that one, but that’s a different story and I’m not counting him.
Let’s be honest – this is a struggle for me some days.
Really, it is only fair π
Love this! We all deserve to love our bodies… It is a struggle at times, but it shouldn’t be. What made it easier for me was to start running… I thought at first that it’s because I lost a bit of weight but then I realise it’s because I am proud of what my body can do (i.e. carry me for miles after miles)! Beauty is about all sorts of things, not just what a body looks like.
Thank you for this post, and thank you for being such a positive influence on those kidlets of yours! π
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Aww thanks Frede! I made the choice to really start loving myself a few years ago and it’s been such a positive change in my life. My entire outlook on life changed when I decided to stop hating on my body and myself. What really gets me is that first quote. Growing up I never heard my mom say *anything* positive about her body. Not once. Even now – and she doesn’t really like it when I’m so proud of my own. Which sucks. But maybe one day she’ll see her own true beauty? β€
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This is awesome!! It is so sad how I am already seeing low self esteem and a negative body image even among 3rd graders!!
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Omg I know! 4th is concerned about how much she weighs, and shes 8!! EIGHT! And then 2nd is noticing hair on her legs and on her arms now that she’s almost 12 but thats normal for it to grow but she didn’t even want to wear shorts last summer. So sad the pressure they put on themselves. When I was that age I didn’t even notice things like that.
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OMG!!! Yeah. I teach 8 and 9 year olds. It’s so sad the pressures they have already to be a certain way π’
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Totally!!! π
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Such a wonderful post about self-love! Self-acceptance and -love is so important nowadays, especially with things like social media etc. putting pressure on all of us.
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ππ thanks!! They come up from time to time on my blog haha mostly because I agree that it is so important!
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LOVE THIS!!!!! A couple of years ago my sisters flower girl who was 7 said she better stop eating so many sweets so she could fit in her flower girl dress, it broke my heart!
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Oh no!!! Sometimes my kidlets have a day where they are just constantly eating. I’ve had to change my way of talking about it. Putting it in a positive light of getting what their bodies need because they are hungry. Its good to let them know its ok to eat when they are hungry.
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That first one kills me. It really is a rarity to hear people speak about their bodies in a positive way and even more rare to do it around children. Makes sense that image issue start so young. It’s a shame.
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It really sucks doesn’t it? I can only give a female’s perspective but its so sad. When I was supply teaching in a kindergarten class, one of the little girls was saying that at recess she had to run the whole time because her legs were too fat. She was 4 or 5? Society sucks sometimes
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Oh damn, that’s terrible. Kids pick on each other enough way too much to not have an adult or multiple adults acting as a counter balance
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Yeah! Exactly!
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I love this sooo much!
I struggled with my weight while I was at Uni, mostly because my ex used to tell me I was chubby all the time. I wasn’t, I was teeny. he ruined my confidence for yeeears though. If I was proud of my body I’d have known to kick him to the curb a lot sooner!
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I hope you are proud of your body now Josy!!
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It gets me up mountains so I love it now!
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Awesome! π β€
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I have a boy… who constantly eats and is still constantly growing (almost 5’11” at 13yo and is going through a growth spurt right now, I cant keep him fed enough), but he could care less how he looks, lol. Regardless, we still practice positive body image with him as there will come a day. Love this post!! π€
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I hope he keeps it up! I love parents who practice positive body image with their children. Its sooooo important!
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Lovely post! I don’t have daughters, but I think I got mixed messages from my mom growing up. Why aren’t you eating more? Don’t wear that, it’s not flattering! Go out for a piece of pie with me. Well, losing a few pounds is fine, but don’t take it to the extreme. I never really knew what I was supposed to do, but I was never a size two, even growing up, and a lot of the girls were. Now I’d kill to be as “fat” as I thought I was back then!
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I think I was lucky because my weighr was never an issue from kids at school or from my mom. She was mostly hardest on herself but there are like 1 or 2 comments that stick out in my mind from her that formed a large chunk of my opinion of myself. A mother’s opinion really does form so much and little comments like that are so impactful to young minds.
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Good on you girl- I’m so proud and grateful for the positive influence you are having on those kids of yours!
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Thanks G! ππ
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It’s great to love yourself and to be a model of self-love and self-appreciation for your kids and for all of us.
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Awww thanks so much ππ
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