Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Question from The Twig Girl

Well, everyone tells me I’m pretty and they’re so jealous and all that. Well the thing is, I don’t think I’m pretty at all. I’m super skinny and people say I’m a twig. My nose is big and ugly and from the side it looks HORRIBLE! And I guess I’m not the healthiest person out there. I HATE MILK! I’ll eat cheese once in a while but not all the time and I’ll only dunk my cookies and eat cereal with milk but I won’t actually drink it. What can I do to get healthier? I don’t really eat fruit and vegetables and all that. And what can I do to fix my ugly nose?! Ugh I hate it sooo mucccchhhh I just want to rip it off my face Lol! And I don’t think I’m the prettiest of all girls. its just weird how everyone says that becuase I never thought I was. (I’m in 7th grade.)

Weezy: I think you may have a distorted image of yourself. It’s a good idea to work on that now while you are still in 7th grade.

If you do not believe it when people are telling you that you are pretty, it’s almost as if you are accusing them of lying. You need to take in the comment, allow your mind to absorb it and say, “Thank you.” It’s OK for you to feel awkward and insecure at your age, but there needs to be a part of you that knows you really are pretty and you are just waiting for your perception to catch up with the reality. You are going to become a beautiful woman. You just are.

As for your nose. Clearly you are the only one who is noticing it. If it is still bothering you when you turn 18 or 21, you can have it surgically altered, however I would prefer that you wait to grow into your nose and your image of your nose before you have anyone take a knife to it. Your nose is probably just perfect for your face. You just need to stop judging it so harshly.

When you say that you want to rip it off your face, I get the feeling that you are not angry at your nose, you are angry at yourself and I am not sure why. That’s something you need to explore.

Eat as many fruits and vegetables as you can, whether you like them or not and get used to the idea that you are pretty and that maybe you should start to believe it.

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