Yesterday I talked about being in the company of another trans girl suffering with a lack of confidence in her looks, despite the fact she is really good looking, and last night, it was like God decided to drive the point home to me.
I sat with some other girls at work on our lunch break, and listened as one talked about her struggles with her appearance, and how even now as an adult she sometimes finds it an issue.
And this is a genetic girl and a rather pretty one at that telling this story.
I guess some things are just universal, and for women of any variety, one of those things is a struggle with appearance.
I guess I can let myself off the hook for my own struggles with my looks, and maybe even take a compliment or two on them without trying to deflect them, dont you agree?
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I've noticed the same thing,
I've noticed the same thing, really pretty women who don't think they are.
i've had envious comments on my very clear complexion since i was in my teens and even recently (i'm now 45)and they ask how i got it, simple i say, i hid it behind a full beard for 12 years so no sun damage, they decided not to try to do the same for some reason lol.
Even super models wished they looked better.
The first time I wore my skirt out, I was so self conscious. I could see myself in the mirror and I looked downright frumpy. Yet, I was surprised at the compliments I got when I got to the social I was going to once I had forgot how I was dressed and started having fun.
Now, I am learning that even the worst clothing looks better when accessorized with a smile that comes from deep inside. And if I want to keep up that smile, I have to be able to accept the compliments and enjoy them for what they are.
I will never look like a super model, but I can look like me and have fun doing it. And it does not hurt to want to look better as long as you find a way to make it fun to do so.
Oh and laugh at your mistakes.
I still cannot seem to get nail polish on right. So I told my roommate that I finally understood why we were supposed to learn to color inside the lines. It was a very valuable life lesson...one I had obviously not learned. ~grin~ Lotsa practice and I am getting better though.
Cassie Ellen
As if I needed the lesson hammered home
To paraphrase a quote " Vanity, Thy name is human
May Your Light Forever Shine