Comments on: Failure.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:29:04 +0000

I love the phrase “a canary in the coal mine of cultural beauty.” You rock.

By: Alice

Alice — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:39:27 +0000

This completely reminds me of Carrie Fisher’s recent blog post. Less profanity in yours, but they both point to the same thing – we don’t owe ANYONE a certain appearance, and we’re not obligated in any way, shape or form to stay frozen in time for other people’s comfort.

I came back to 2007 because your RSS feed is apparently archive-posting, and I’m glad that it is!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:37:51 +0000

Doesn’t that just shake your faith in humanity, a little? I know it did mine. So frustrating, and also somehow frightening.

By: Meems

Meems — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:46:48 +0000

I’ve found my own worth, and it’s not in how tiny my dress size is.

I love this.

By: Kath

Kath — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:14:42 +0000

You know, a few years back I lost a LOT of weight. 55lbs. Which equated 5 and a bit dress sizes.

You wouldn’t believe the people who came out of the woodwork gasping to be my friend. People who I was invisible to before I lost all that weight suddenly wanted to be my buddy. Whether it was because they only wanted to be around someone who “looked great” or I represented the “If she can do it, maybe it will rub off on me and I can do it too.” thing.

But I lost all that weight, and I was still “me”. People told me I was “fabulous” but all I thought was “But I was fabulous beforehand! I’m just skinnier now.”

It was a rude shock to the system. But here I am now, with all that and more back on, and I’m more fabulous than I ever was, because I get it now. I’ve found my own worth, and it’s not in how tiny my dress size is.