In talking to my mom the other day - I realized something. She has a LOT of the same insecurites I do. Probably the same insecurites that a lot of women have - if they admit it or not. I hope that by realizing that I'm not alone with these insecurities that I don't in anyway influence my daughter (or son) to have the same insecurites.
I'm not saying my parents caused my insecurites. Well, not my mom at any rate. Sadly, my fear of rejection comes from before birth. Thankfully my daughter won't face that from her father. And thankfully that will not follow into a fear of not being good enough. (both go together for me) I think it's sad that it took having children, specifically a girl, to realize these things. But I can assure everyone (mainly myself) that these are things I will do my best to make sure my daughter never realizes in herself.
In a matter of three hours (literally) I have come to the decision I don't just want to change these things about myself - but also change the world in which ALL girls grow up in so that no one feels these things. The media perpetuates alot of this. The question is: How do we stop it?
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