This "beauty" thing plagues the woman of this culture and forces us to feel insecure about our faces, bodies, skin tone, everything....It makes it hard to imagine raising a little girl to be comfortable and confident if their body, face or skin if it is not featured on the cover of a magazine. It makes me want to hide in a jungle somewhere while I teach her about beauty and light from the soul and hope that she never hears the chants of the school girls saying "you're fat or you are ugly". I pray that she knows that beauty is everywhere and in everyone and that some things that make others cringe are traits to be proud of.....In my heart I am a little girl in Africa with flowers in her hair....
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