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Flower from Funky Fresh by Eve Recinella
Font = Pea Jenny

Journaling =The outside looks like a happy woman in a happy family.

On the inside I worry that: I’m too fat - My complexion is horrible - I’m an overprotective mom - or I can’t handle my girls.

I’m a woman in my 30s with a complete family of my own, but why do I still feel like a child and have no confidence in all that I am when I’m with the elders in my family? Why do they only have negative comments when they mention my weight or my complexion? Why does it make it okay to tell me and my sister that we are overprotective/strict parents and hope we don’t take it personally by saying “No offense, but...” in front of that? And why were we told this during a weekend of celebration where I was worried that people would think that I was an ineffective/lax parent because I gave my girls lollipops during the wedding ceremony to keep them quiet, let them roam around the hill side (with someone trailing them of course), feeding them chicken strips, French fries and punch for dinner, letting my youngest one occasionally roam around the banquet hall barefoot at times (so cute!) and letting them run around in a room separated from the main banquet hall with windows (let my girls run and be children while keeping the noise away from everyone else).

When I was a insecure teenager, I would go to the staircase in my Grandma’s house and cry by myself whenever someone would make too many of these negative comments and I couldn’t handle it. 2 decades later and things haven’t seemed to change much at all. I’ve met plenty of other people since then that have been an encouragement in my life. What I can’t figure out is why it still hurts so much. Why do they continue to make insensitive remarks to a grown woman? Why do I still let it get to me? Why am I still so...INSECURE?
This is amazing and brought tears to my eyes! I can tell from your layouts that you are an absolutely amazingingly beautiful woman and mother! I'm so sorry that some of your family members treat you that way and I hope that scrapping this brought you a little peace. Thanks for sharing this with us!
 
What a beautiful layout! I love how honest you were, and seriously, if you are fat, the rest of us are without hope!
 
I think this is an awesome challenge and lo! Not only are you honest but generous as well to share this with us. Sad for those who criticize when they could be counting their blessings instead! You've definitely given some food for thought here and I'll have to see if I can rise something up for this challenge!
 
Awwww, this is so beautiful Karen. I'm so sorry you had this experience with your family, sometimes those we love can be so inexplicably mean. I struggle with both my skin and weight and can't imagine anyone bringing it up to me, I give you so much credit for writing this down and sharing it with us. Big hugs to you....you are an amazing woman, mom and wife and I hope that everyone around you will realize that. :)
 
This is beautiful. I'm sorry you still feel the same insecurities you did growing up; I feel your pain!!
 
Beautiful! I love your honest journaling. Just wonderful, Karen.
 

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