They are Plus-Size Models? Wow, but they are so beautiful.
To my horror my own daughter spoke those words very recently.
So you think that if a woman is not a perfect size then she is not beautiful?
No, its just that I hear that plus-size models are gross and disgusting.
Do you think of me that way?
No. Guess its kinda stupid.
Yes I would have to agree that it would be stupid to have our children raised to believe the unrealistic views of true beauty. It was quite shocking to have my own daughter utter those words, but I know that I am not the only influence in her life.
I have tried very hard for my daughters to believe they are beauty, no matter what size they are. It has not been easy, even more so in the past few years living in Hawaii. When the majority of social influence is Asian, my girls stand out. All of them are tall, my oldest at 14 is almost 6 feet tall. None of them are overweight, sadly they don't see it when they are at a size 6 and their classmates are 1's and 0's.
I am at a loss at times of what to do in order to prevent poor body images.
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