tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post7999578380910280319..comments2023-06-14T15:23:38.668+01:00Comments on The Rambling Curl: REAL Women Don't Tell Others What REAL Women Are.mrsmanicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09894116750061022896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post-88135081151139490432015-03-12T17:26:25.987+00:002015-03-12T17:26:25.987+00:00I have literally only just seen this comment, but ...I have literally only just seen this comment, but thank you!<br /><br />And I'm really glad it made you feel better about yourself. It breaks my heart when we women tear each other down - we really should be supporting one another!mrsmanicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894116750061022896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966316529291694099.post-69237655041013633882015-02-13T05:22:22.696+00:002015-02-13T05:22:22.696+00:00I really just wanted to thank you for this post. I...I really just wanted to thank you for this post. I'm pretty darn thin - my weight hovers just under 100 pounds no matter what or how much I eat and exercise - and I've had my fair share of body image issues recently. It always really upsets me to see posts and songs and media in general putting down on skinny women...it makes me feel like less of a person a lot of the time, and that's never nice. Conversely, I also encounter other people (usually women) raving "Look how thin you are! Oh I wish I looked like you!" which also serves to make me uncomfortable - though my body maintains this weight naturally, it seems, my weight is not a generally healthy weight for my height, which is pretty average, so asking to weigh as little as I do is kind of almost asking to be unhealthy, and I don't want to be a role model for that. I've been trying to gain weight recently for many reasons, some of which you've pointed out: I have a flatter chest, I'm bony, it's difficult to find clothes that fit right, and I don't like the assumptions that people make about me or my body based on the way I look.<br /><br />So that's why I'm thanking you for this article. I've been trying and trying to articulate and point out to people that telling anyone how they "should" look is wrong. Helping people be healthy is one thing, but forcing women into any sort of box is not something we want to do, and it's harmful to all women. I really appreciated this, and it made me feel a lot better about myself. So thank you again.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291213157485049397noreply@blogger.com