I only developed any body-confidence in my late 40s. Only then did I learn to feel comfortable wearing what pleases me, rather than what was 'safe'. I look back at photos of myself in my teens and twenties, I can even remember what it felt like to have a flat belly and immaculate skin, and I regret all that wasted time. Why didn't I appreciate myself then?
I have never minded the damage carrying three babies did to my body, I feel the stretch marks are a badge of honour.
But, while I learned to love my dressed self, I never quite learned to love my undressed self - it was just...OK. And now I feel I'm starting to really show the signs of ageing and lack of care over the decades. I look at my 52year old body, my thighs beginning to sag between my legs, my empty handbag overhanging at the front and my buttocks drooping at the back, and I begin to feel the old self-doubt creeping back in again.
Do you love the skin you're in? Do you still feel good about yourself even after you've changed with time or from other things? How do you do it?
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If you like the way you look dressed, do you like the way you look nude?
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NeverUseThisName · 17/01/2018 19:35
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