Hold That Nose

After reading Hold That Nose, it really got me thinking about insecurities that I currently have or have had in the past, as well as plastic surgery. In my previous post, you would find that I've been very insecure about my breast size... but I just couldn't imagine going through with getting plastic surgery for that. I fractured my nose a few years ago, and ended up getting surgery on it over a year ago (no, not a nose job).

For this surgery, they broke my nose back into place so I would be able to breathe out of both nostrils. Let me tell you, only being able to breathe out of one nostril is pretty difficult, especially when you're active with sports and such. After the surgery, I had splints up my nose for a week to hold the septum in place. My face also swelled up, causing me to resemble a type of alien in a way. That was one of the most physically painful experiences I have ever gone through, and it just baffles me that there are people (specifically celebrities) out there who choose to go through surgeries to alter the way they look so they can be more attractive. For example, after Heidi Montag underwent multiple plastic surgeries, and she now looks like a completely different person... not to mention a bit fake.

It made me happy that the author of this reading came to accept the size of her nose. I don't have a large nose, but I do have big feet for how short I am. I'm 5'4" and wear a size 9 shoe. It's been an insecurity of mine since elementary school, but I kind of grew out of it... that is, until someone made a comment about it recently. I ran into a girl that I know a few weeks ago at Target. I'm not very good friends with her, but we talk when we see each other. As we were chatting, she looked down at my feet and told me, "You have big feet." It just kind of came out of no where and threw me for a loop because I haven't heard a comment like that since high school. Afterwards, I thought about it more and didn't understand why she thought it'd be okay to say that. I don't know if she was just jealous of the gold sandals I was wearing that she had to make a negative comment or what! Haha.

Everyones bodies are different. If we all looked the same, how boring would that be?
Embrace your differences... because you are beautiful :)