True Beauty
Some point in our lives we have all felt ugly. But now days I hear more and more young girls saying they are ugly or they don’t feel beautiful. This past weekend my niece Jenni stayed the night. I took her up to Wal-Mart to get hygiene things (per her mom’s request). And we began talking about her becoming a cheerleader and the girl she considers a step-sister.
Some point in our lives we have all felt ugly. But now days I hear more and more young girls saying they are ugly or they don’t feel beautiful. This past weekend my niece Jenni stayed the night. I took her up to Wal-Mart to get hygiene things (per her mom’s request). And we began talking about her becoming a cheerleader and the girl she considers a step-sister.
My heart truly broke when I heard her say that she was
ugly!! I asked her why she felt this way and why she would say such a thing.
Well she informed me that she thought she was ugly because she gets the occasional
pimple or acne breakout. I informed her that EVERYONE at some point or another
has that problem. She went on to say that she wants to be like her some-what of
a step-sister because she is popular because she is pretty. I attempted to
inform her that popularity isn’t by being pretty. Although I do know more than
anyone that a group of popular girls are not going to reach out to someone they
don’t think is pretty and make them a part of their social group.
I honestly wonder when things will change. Why do we divide
ourselves into social groups and belittle others to make them feel ugly and/or
worthless?
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