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As we know Mother's Day was this weekend. It was hard. I kept thinking I could have been pregnant. It sucks to think so negatively of your body.

Which brings me to the post. I saw a commercial the other day by Dove products. Dove is encouraging girls and women to love themselves, to not have a negative image due to the pressures of society. I agree. I remember growing up constantly worried about my boobs (I had them @ the age of 10), my stretch marks, my crooked tooth. I was not happy in my own skin. The "only" thing I had was my crazy blonde hair that would never turn dark.

I put strawberry blonde highlights in a week ago. It shouldn't have been that big of a deal but from various locations/people I heard it was the worst decision I made. I was told I had lost my beauty, my identity, and what was so special about me. SERIOUSLY? I am almost positive hair does not make a person.

However, instead of being sure of myself and who I am, I began doubting. I started to think I had really lost everything. I feared my husband not wanting me anymore, I thought of those who found me attractive would find me blah, I found my uniqueness to be questioned.

How stupid can we be to allow those negative images, the magazines, the television define what and who we are and what makes us special. Why can't we see the things we have done, overcome, and accomplished and think of how amazing we are.

Don't allow those around you to dictate what makes you who you are. Look in the mirror and see the inside. The exterior isn't what will come with us when we die anyway. Enjoy being who you are and enjoy those things that God has given. Be PROUD! I AM!