my 2 cents

[eligrrl]

I've been hearing and reading online about this new children's book that is supposed to educate small kids about mommy's plastic surgery. SERIOUSLY?!?!!? AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! Why does it not occur to us (by "us" I refer to very generally to people) to accept the new body that comes with having children? You prepare for the actual child coming into your house. Why do we not take the time to realize that hey, we're not gonna be so tight and lithe anymore. And maybe we won't fit the magazine, blogosphere definition of sexy anymore, but who the fuck cares? You just popped out a fucking human being, for christ's sake. I'd like to see any man do that and get his body back into any sort of shape. And why can't we, as women, see the horrible negative message that we're sending our children. IMO, we're just finding a new way to send the destructive message that we hate ourselves, that we need to change ourselves. We don't have to be perfect. We were definitely not made that way. I'd like to stay as biodegradable as possible.

I guess this whole thing pisses me off so much because I am a Fat Woman. Because I am told every day that I am unacceptable. Not by those who care about me or who even know me in a casual sense. But by society in general. I have seen the stares when I eat by myself. I choose to ignore you because I have to fucking eat. I know that I am not the magazine definition of pretty. But I don't care. If everyone was meant to have the same damn body, the world would be a very bland and boring place to live in.

Ok, calmed down now...