Good news! I am actually liking this book so far. I am only on page 148, but so far it is a remarkable story. Liesel is a character that you just end up not feeling sympathetic for because she is so strong and perserverant. I love this book so much, I highly recommend it!
(sorry this was a short entry [= )
Pillows.
I think that there is a moment in every female's life, when she stands in front of the mirror, and puts a pillow in her shirt.
She want to see what it looks like to have a baby in her belly. She sees the way that her stomach makes a perfect bowl for the baby to be sheltered inside of it, and she sees that her body can embrace the child. What she doesn't see is that just because her body can keep a baby inside of it, doesn't mean her life can. Girls dream about their daughters and how they will raise them. They think about buying dresses that they don't need, and helping them when a boy they like has a crush on their best friend, and even giving them things they wish they had when they were younger. Guys dream about their sons and how they will raise them to be chivalrous, and how they will approve of the perfect wife, and giving them fatherly advice when it comes to hard situations.
They don't dream about having that daughter or son when they are a child themself. When they are still looking for dresses they don't need, when they are still upset over crushes and boys, and when they are still being given things from their parents that their parents wish they had when they were younger. And for a guy, they are still learning to be a gentleman, and to find that girl to bring home to their parents, and still being given fatherly advice.
They don't dream of having no money and having to raise a child. They can't give their ddaughter a dress she doesn't need because they can't even pay for their own dinner. They can't give advice when they are too young to have gained any experience. They can't talk about crushes and boys when they haven't even figured it out yet. And they cannot give their child what they wish they had when they were younger because there's still time for them to get it. How do teenagers think that it is okay to not be cautious and use protection? I don't understand why you would take a risk thats ramifications are life changing to everyone around you. When you have a child, your family and friends and everyone that knows you or anyone around you is affected in some sort of way. And if your parents are supportive, then you are extremely lucky.
It comes full circle, because when you see that pillow underneath your t-shirt, you never think of your daughter coming home, sitting you down at the kitchen table, and telling you that for the next nine months, what is under their shirt is their stomach, and not the pillow from their bed.
She want to see what it looks like to have a baby in her belly. She sees the way that her stomach makes a perfect bowl for the baby to be sheltered inside of it, and she sees that her body can embrace the child. What she doesn't see is that just because her body can keep a baby inside of it, doesn't mean her life can. Girls dream about their daughters and how they will raise them. They think about buying dresses that they don't need, and helping them when a boy they like has a crush on their best friend, and even giving them things they wish they had when they were younger. Guys dream about their sons and how they will raise them to be chivalrous, and how they will approve of the perfect wife, and giving them fatherly advice when it comes to hard situations.
They don't dream about having that daughter or son when they are a child themself. When they are still looking for dresses they don't need, when they are still upset over crushes and boys, and when they are still being given things from their parents that their parents wish they had when they were younger. And for a guy, they are still learning to be a gentleman, and to find that girl to bring home to their parents, and still being given fatherly advice.
They don't dream of having no money and having to raise a child. They can't give their ddaughter a dress she doesn't need because they can't even pay for their own dinner. They can't give advice when they are too young to have gained any experience. They can't talk about crushes and boys when they haven't even figured it out yet. And they cannot give their child what they wish they had when they were younger because there's still time for them to get it. How do teenagers think that it is okay to not be cautious and use protection? I don't understand why you would take a risk thats ramifications are life changing to everyone around you. When you have a child, your family and friends and everyone that knows you or anyone around you is affected in some sort of way. And if your parents are supportive, then you are extremely lucky.
It comes full circle, because when you see that pillow underneath your t-shirt, you never think of your daughter coming home, sitting you down at the kitchen table, and telling you that for the next nine months, what is under their shirt is their stomach, and not the pillow from their bed.
Implants are like iPhones.
Implants are like iPhones. Ninety-percent of people get it just because only the best have them, and to show them off as much as they can. They are expensive and you pay all of this money for something that isn't that great in reality. At first, everyone wants to see, but after a few months it's old news.
I am writing this post because I want to tell the girls that have hips that it doesn't mean to throw that donut you want to eat into the trash. Eat it. In fact, have another one if you want. Because women, real women are supposed to have hips, and a butt, and boobs, and yes-even a stomach. According to People, and those stupid magazines, a size 2 is a universal size. So Jessica Simpson, who is five-foot-one should wear the same size jeans as Taylor Swift, who is six foot tall. If a celebrity doesn't lose their baby weight in say...two weeks, they are obviously slacking. I mean come on. [insert eye roll here]
Let me tell you something, just because you can't walk down the beach in your bikini feeling like a supermodel, you should act like one. If you act confident in your swimsuit, who can you fault you? According to Ezine Articles, confidence gets the guy. ' Men love confident women. So in order to have better dating experiences, you need to be much more confident in yourself. ' is what it says.
I think actually that is insane that I actually have to blog about women to feel confident, like they shouldn't all ready. Why does everyone focus so much on bodies? That's what I want to know. Like, I have a face, does that count for anything? It could be gorgeous but you are stuck on the extra five pounds that made its home on my hips. I am not going to lose any weight for other people. I don't have the drive because it doesn't affect my health at all. I am not obese, and I rarely get sick. So what if I have to wear a size 12 in Old Navy jeans (which have ridiculous sizes by the way) ? No one can look at my face and guess my jean size.
I have the body of a woman. Great, right? Not when you are a freshman. Guys don't appreciate it now and it is very frustrating. They all just want the skinnnnnnnnniest girls with the flattest chests. And besides all of this body image and all that, where does my personality become a factor?! If a guy writes you off after seeing you in a bikini, don't lose weight for him or any of that. It shows he is shallow and doesn't appreciate you for you. But guys are not very smart about their approach when it comes to telling a girl they are curvy. For example, here is the conversation I had with a kid today.
Me: "the only bathing suit thats clean is my polka dot orange one"
him: "Oh, you have better."
me: "what does that mean?"
him: "i just mean that you have better suits. that one isnt really that flattering"
me: "so youre saying i shouldn't wear it because i look fat?"
him: "NO! thats not what i said"
WHAT DID HE SAY THEN? God guys are just dumb. And for Kris, that conversation was with Davis. Gag me.
But anyway to wrap this up, body image is based on your relationship with yourself. Not how other people look at you when you walk down the beach. And don't get implants or change yourself to look like the celebrities. Just like iPhones, you will never stop paying for them.
I am writing this post because I want to tell the girls that have hips that it doesn't mean to throw that donut you want to eat into the trash. Eat it. In fact, have another one if you want. Because women, real women are supposed to have hips, and a butt, and boobs, and yes-even a stomach. According to People, and those stupid magazines, a size 2 is a universal size. So Jessica Simpson, who is five-foot-one should wear the same size jeans as Taylor Swift, who is six foot tall. If a celebrity doesn't lose their baby weight in say...two weeks, they are obviously slacking. I mean come on. [insert eye roll here]
Let me tell you something, just because you can't walk down the beach in your bikini feeling like a supermodel, you should act like one. If you act confident in your swimsuit, who can you fault you? According to Ezine Articles, confidence gets the guy. ' Men love confident women. So in order to have better dating experiences, you need to be much more confident in yourself. ' is what it says.
I think actually that is insane that I actually have to blog about women to feel confident, like they shouldn't all ready. Why does everyone focus so much on bodies? That's what I want to know. Like, I have a face, does that count for anything? It could be gorgeous but you are stuck on the extra five pounds that made its home on my hips. I am not going to lose any weight for other people. I don't have the drive because it doesn't affect my health at all. I am not obese, and I rarely get sick. So what if I have to wear a size 12 in Old Navy jeans (which have ridiculous sizes by the way) ? No one can look at my face and guess my jean size.
I have the body of a woman. Great, right? Not when you are a freshman. Guys don't appreciate it now and it is very frustrating. They all just want the skinnnnnnnnniest girls with the flattest chests. And besides all of this body image and all that, where does my personality become a factor?! If a guy writes you off after seeing you in a bikini, don't lose weight for him or any of that. It shows he is shallow and doesn't appreciate you for you. But guys are not very smart about their approach when it comes to telling a girl they are curvy. For example, here is the conversation I had with a kid today.
Me: "the only bathing suit thats clean is my polka dot orange one"
him: "Oh, you have better."
me: "what does that mean?"
him: "i just mean that you have better suits. that one isnt really that flattering"
me: "so youre saying i shouldn't wear it because i look fat?"
him: "NO! thats not what i said"
WHAT DID HE SAY THEN? God guys are just dumb. And for Kris, that conversation was with Davis. Gag me.
But anyway to wrap this up, body image is based on your relationship with yourself. Not how other people look at you when you walk down the beach. And don't get implants or change yourself to look like the celebrities. Just like iPhones, you will never stop paying for them.
