tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post6611913328007163936..comments2023-11-03T11:48:56.073-04:00Comments on Passing Whimsies: When Looking in the Mirror, What Do You See?SomeoneLikeYouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00237214680800642077noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-58351086296437008782011-06-14T23:18:53.562-04:002011-06-14T23:18:53.562-04:00I know just how you feel, I spent years and years ...I know just how you feel, I spent years and years hating the way I looked in shorts, cursing my butt, my thighs, my curves. <br />It is not helping women to be raised to believe that stick straight and rail thin is the only good way to look -- and that having curves automatically makes you a sex symbol or something to be objectified like a kardashian or victoria's secret model. Somehow it is okay for them to let it all hang out, but real women mustn't.<br /><br />But the shorts. the short shorts. they are cruel. and i am thankful that fuller shorts are trendier now and my thunderous thighs can hide in them a little better than in those skin tight cut offs.LyddieGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604790644999494872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-35704649497305922642011-06-14T00:37:15.488-04:002011-06-14T00:37:15.488-04:00What an amazing post! I've felt the same way a...What an amazing post! I've felt the same way about my own thighs since I was a kid, too.. I remember sitting in the car with my friends and noticing how my thighs seemed to spread out too much when I was sitting, while theirs still looked skinny. It made me want to cover them up and I couldn't have been more than 8 or 9. <br /><br />I'd love to read your essay! I'm so glad I found your blog today :)kate gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613714423917702757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-8181572718267189502011-06-13T15:57:00.090-04:002011-06-13T15:57:00.090-04:00I've felt exactly the same about my thighs sin...I've felt exactly the same about my thighs since I was about 8! I disliked the way they got bigger at the top and seemed enormous. <br /><br />However, I accepted (even aged 8) that that is my body shape and I am healthy and well- not over, not under weight, so I have always tried to just be happy with my thighs! And I alays rememebr a friend of mine saw some photos of me in a bikini and sent me an e-mail saying, 'Hmmm, you look good in a bikini!' when I was around 21, as this is not the type of thing he usually does, I have always remembered that and he said that, based on me being post-Bali size, i.e. being larger than I am now! You always look stunning!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-15517900473416883152011-06-13T15:27:28.039-04:002011-06-13T15:27:28.039-04:00Love the dress, so cute!! :)Love the dress, so cute!! :)Vanessa Gonçalveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329804490430458505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-31236014360787337262011-06-13T14:49:04.548-04:002011-06-13T14:49:04.548-04:00Thank you for addressing this issue! I think ever...Thank you for addressing this issue! I think every girl has struggled with body image at some point, especially athletes and models. It's hard to be around other girls and not compare yourself to them, checking who's in better shape. There's so much pressure in the media to be thin and gorgeous, and it obviously affects teenage girls, with eating disorders and body image issues. Being a swimmer myself, I'm surrounded with other very fit athletes, and although it's hard not to compare sizes with them, you must focus on what your body can do. When your having trouble appreciating a part of your body, focus on the good of it. I find that thinking of all my body can do and has done for me, like carrying me through long workouts, hikes, and sickness. It definitely helps to think about the strengths!:)<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br />ps. You look absolutely gorgeous in these photos!Milahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895806613400347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-63344216093692367382011-06-13T12:19:24.268-04:002011-06-13T12:19:24.268-04:00Ugh, bitchy little girls mean nothing but their wo...Ugh, bitchy little girls mean nothing but their words always seem to be so etched into our minds, even more so than the words of those we love :( It's so horrible, even if you know it doesn't mean anything in the long run.<br /><br />Who has the right to judge another human being's body and announce that, in their opinion, they're abnormal? Nobody. The only person who can judge is you yourself, and if you like that outfit then you've really already decided that it's suitable for you to wear :)<br /><br />Also your dress is so beautiful, especially the lace collar <3 and "thunderous thighs"? No way in hell are your thighs thunderous :)<br /><br />Amy xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-7800049834212534572011-06-13T10:59:07.278-04:002011-06-13T10:59:07.278-04:00I love this post Lauren!!! You are so right!!! Jee...I love this post Lauren!!! You are so right!!! Jeez those girls sound mean!!!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968615344327052791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-69781713834700978322011-06-13T09:25:24.500-04:002011-06-13T09:25:24.500-04:00I absolutely adore your blog, bot only because you...I absolutely adore your blog, bot only because you have adorable style (loving your hats!) but because you are a great source of inspiration. Combining your outfit pictures with how you feel in words is difficult to do and you do it beautifully. Fall in love with who you are and the rest will follow ;)<br /><br />xo Lynzy<br />www.sparklingfootsteps.comLynzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617879451679892591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-48502078220375281432011-06-13T08:53:39.407-04:002011-06-13T08:53:39.407-04:00It is so true...everyone has something they don...It is so true...everyone has something they don't like, and yet other people can never understand why! So, I think it's great that you have come to love your body as it is :) I would be interested in reading your paper...I totally agree that the media is partly to blame! <br /><br />Also....love this outfit :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-21207254599298207462011-06-13T07:02:37.093-04:002011-06-13T07:02:37.093-04:00Everybody has different types of thighs. Mine hav...Everybody has different types of thighs. Mine have touched my whole life! Even in high school when I was 100 pounds. The worst part was in high school I was so self conscious about them that I would do squats everyday and then I ended up with manly thighs!! haha!! They're just more muscular then thin, with a hint of flab. We all have certain things about our body's that we wished we different, but I applaud you on realizing that your body is just the way it is and your brain may be playing tricks with what you see in the mirror.The Semi Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458898444291933852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-610792725567602802011-06-13T01:05:49.287-04:002011-06-13T01:05:49.287-04:00The pigtails add a very lovely touch to the beret,...The pigtails add a very lovely touch to the beret, so cute :)<br /><br />And I too have hated my thighs since the beginning of time! That's why I always wear shorts at the beach. I need to get over my body issues :/ but you my dear are gorgeous!<br /><br />xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060263273252632120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-82610223548850306302011-06-12T22:05:25.402-04:002011-06-12T22:05:25.402-04:00i love your outfit! and dont worry about your legs...i love your outfit! and dont worry about your legs, your beautiful!<br /><br />http://sarassweetstyle.blogspot.com/Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13597665587327287970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-28659874668987959322011-06-12T22:02:22.632-04:002011-06-12T22:02:22.632-04:00Oh, baby. I was miserable with my body in high sch...Oh, baby. I was miserable with my body in high school, then I lost about 20 pounds my freshman year of college, only to gain it all back from stress last year. Blegh. But I'm not miserable anymore. I work with what I've got.<br /><br />AC/DC would love your 'thunder thighs' - you'd shake them all night long. ;) "Knockin' me out with those American thighs"Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861489697130450313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-55211632540581100162011-06-12T21:43:31.063-04:002011-06-12T21:43:31.063-04:00Lauren, you voice on your blog what every girl str...Lauren, you voice on your blog what every girl struggles with, and you're not scared to. You're such an inspiration. That's one of my favorite parts about bloggers; we all try to understand each other and support each other. You really are beautiful, and the fact that you're brave enough to write about your insecurities just makes you that much more beautiful. I always enjoy reading your posts - you're a very good writer. I'd love to see your paper!<br />Anywho, very cute outfit! I love the little socks and the beret :)Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144137759249181536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8844733460276130832.post-72998129113752211272011-06-12T21:07:48.026-04:002011-06-12T21:07:48.026-04:00Okay, since you're confessing, it's time f...Okay, since you're confessing, it's time for some comment comfessions! <br />You have been a tremendous encouragement and inspiration to me when it comes to body image. You're lovely and in your pictures you show such confidence and truly let your beauty shine at its best. This has helped me not just because you're a lovely girl loving herself, but also because on a technical level, I have a very similar body type, and it's so encouraging to know that before I even realized that, I knew you were beautiful and that anybody who sees you must realize it. Sometimes you'll put together outfits that I've discarded as possibilities for my body type, thinking I can't wear things because I have hips or the "thunderous thighs" as you so aptly put the thought - then I see you wearing high-waisted shorts or a bikini or whatever it is, and think, "Oh. I've been wrong. She looks stunning and I think that maybe... I could too." <br />I love that you feel so strongly about this cause, I love your thoughts and your lingo, and I love you! I don't comment much but I'm always most excited when a new post from Someone Like You comes up on my blog feed. =) <br /><br />Another thing I love is this outfit! Eep! I"m glad I'm not the only one out there wearing berets in the spring! ^.^<br /><br />I hope the rest of your day is marvelous, Lauren. =)Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554493001659012314noreply@blogger.com