Posted by TamaraJ on July 4, 2005, at 14:14:21
In reply to Make me blush... » TamaraJ, posted by gabbii on July 4, 2005, at 13:56:23
> Wow, it's hard for me to fathom that there are some people who could actually say "Hey, great idea, I'd love to" There really are, I know they're real I've seen them, even talked with them a few times, and they have arms and legs and a head just like me..
> I suppose a girl who has to decide between food or aspirin shouldn't really allow herself to fantasize about these things..
>
> ***string instruments here***
>
> I saw some pictures in a magazine once about people who got collagen injections from back alley "Doctors"
> Oh my, it was so gruesome, some of the women had the collagen migrate to other areas of their face or body and it was in a huge mass.. and it can't be fixed.
> I'm generally pretty happy with the way I look, and think that kind of thing is a bit excessive, but when I had this nasty skin infection on my face I realized how lucky I was, and just how desperate you can be when you wake up feeling ugly for whatever reason.. And I could undersand why these women were desperate enough to do something so foolish. I just thought it was so awful, feeling bad enough about your looks to do that, and then ending up looking like a monster.
>
> Oh my.. what a lengthy post, I think I made my coffee a bit strong this morning, Sorry Tamara.
>LOL. Gotta love that strong coffee :-)
What I am finding incomprehensible is teenage girls, still in high school or about to graduate, who are getting plastic surgery!! It's crazy. I mean, it is invasive surgery. And, what, so they can have a nose like Brittany Spears?!?!? And, look at what Meg Ryan did to herself. Why? She was so pretty, and didn't need any plastic surgery. Anyay, like you, I am not unhappy with the way I look. I don't have any glaring imperfections, (unless you consider that third eye an imperfection. I, personally, consider it an asset :-)) But, I know what you mean about what some people must go through. There is a girl where I work and she has this really bad skin condition, it's almost like her skin is melting and falling off her face or something. And, her eyes are really bloodshot. She always walks with her head down and her hair hanging in her face. I got to know her after a while because whenever I would pass her in the hall or something, I would say hi and ask how she was doing. And, once she started opening up, she is a really nice person. But, I am sure, because of her appearance, she avoids a lot of social contact. An old friend of mine was not a particularly attractive girl - a Barbara Streisand type nose, eyes too close together, heavy set . . . Yet, her mother raised her to believe she was beautiful. And, you know what, she always got the good-looking guy she wanted and just exuded confidence and sexuality. Funny, eh?
And, now I apologize for the lengthy post. And, I can't even blame strong coffee, just a bad case of verbal diarreah!
poster:TamaraJ
thread:521959
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20050630/msgs/523335.html