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As I've only stated about 50,000 times before, my daughter is getting into competitive swimming and found out she's officially on the summer league, yay! But with that comes all the body issues a 14 year old has. She worries that her shoulders and arms will be too big, like a boy's. She's self-conscious about her height-5'6 and growing (the pants we bought in January-forget it). I think she'll be fine; she's pretty self-confident anyway. My own daughter inspires me.
It is sort of bittersweet when I tell her the positive things and support her, muscular athletic build and all, when I'm prone to see only my body faults. It's been hard for me to listen to myself and put my money where my mouth is. But accepting myself and even loving my naked self is a journey that can only benefit both of us.
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The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck
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