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er try to force myself with the smaller size i’d wear whatever fits me whatever comfortable practical choices</i></p><p id="5701"><i>i’m not a model’s size but that’s fine by me i’m not here to meet anyone’s standard i dress for comfort not for society’s decree nor did i sign up to join a beauty pageant</i></p><p id="2de9"><i>maybe i’m carrying a little extra weight this may not be the dream physique i have desired but i’ve come to love this body of mine</i></p><p id="ab0f"><i>i cared for myself my mind, body and soul doing the sensible thing for my own sake i won’t starve myself anymore eating whatever i feel like it</i></p><p id="1d8c"><i>i’m not going to take in those cruel insults and jab they had thrown at me i detest them their taunting and shaming</i></p><p id="83a8"><i>what did i do to deserve that? did i eat their portion of food? or did the size of my body in their way? then why do they think they have a say? in how much i weigh or what i ingest?</i></p><p id="9a04"><i>truth to be told there’s nothing wrong with the way i am it’s everything wrong with them happily indulging themselves in torturing others

it my body, not theirs i will not conform to their shallow minds</i></p><p id="122b">

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BODY IMAGE | LOVE YOURSELF

I Didn’t Sign Up to Join a Beauty Pageant

But that didn’t stop them from ‘evaluating’ me as if I’m in a dog breed exhibition — wrong hair color, my face being too haggard and that I’m too fat.

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i can still slide into my outfit without a care i’d never try to force myself with the smaller size i’d wear whatever fits me whatever comfortable practical choices

i’m not a model’s size but that’s fine by me i’m not here to meet anyone’s standard i dress for comfort not for society’s decree nor did i sign up to join a beauty pageant

maybe i’m carrying a little extra weight this may not be the dream physique i have desired but i’ve come to love this body of mine

i cared for myself my mind, body and soul doing the sensible thing for my own sake i won’t starve myself anymore eating whatever i feel like it

i’m not going to take in those cruel insults and jab they had thrown at me i detest them their taunting and shaming

what did i do to deserve that? did i eat their portion of food? or did the size of my body in their way? then why do they think they have a say? in how much i weigh or what i ingest?

truth to be told there’s nothing wrong with the way i am it’s everything wrong with them happily indulging themselves in torturing others it my body, not theirs i will not conform to their shallow minds

©Britt H.

Thank you for reading 🖤

Your support holds immense significance for a disabled neurodivergent. If you’d like to show your support, you can consider buying me a coffee here. My collection of eBooks and classic titles is available here. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.

Previously published on LetterPile by HubPages

Body Image
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