Amanda’s story, smiling at her reflection

Posted by courtney – January 6, 2010

Hey guys,

I just wanted to say that I love your company and I admire the positive message that you are sending out to people about body image.

I am in my second year of College and I can’t remember a time that I wasn’t made fun of because I am not what magazines consider beautiful, mainly because I am not the skinniest person. Because of the way people have treated me it makes it hard for me to have confidence in myself and the way I look. There have been many times when I would come home from school and sit in my room crying because I felt like I would never be good enough to be considered beautiful.

But finding your website and reading all the positive messages you post made me smile. I look at your site all the time because knowing that there are people out there who believe in inner beauty gives me the strength to get out of bed in the morning and smile when i see my reflection instead of trying to avoid looking at it.

Thanks for everything you guys do,
Amanda

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Carolyn says:

January 6, 2010 at 12:27 pm

Amanda,

Don’t worry what people have to say about your looks; you keep smiling. When I was a kid I was told that I must have been at the end of the line when good looks were being handed out and the supply ran out before they got to me. It hurt, but I moved on. I did the best with what I had to work with; I also focused on being the best person that I could possibly be. Today I am successful, happy and I have a lovely daughter who has a good job, and is enrolled in a doctoral program. DON’T let anybody steal your joy.

Stay strong.
Carolyn

Stephanie says:

January 11, 2010 at 7:51 pm

I have a feeling that you are amazingly beautiful Amanda. Do not let blind people get you down. They are the ones who will never see truth, because they never really open their eyes. “Stay Strong.” Fight for yourself. Find things you love about yourself everyday and hold your head up for you are one of the few who see.

Love Steph