Re: I'm sick of myself right now/Barb

[Guest guest]

That's great that a little girl made you see your true beauty. Kids are

usually very truthful about stuff. Hope you can replay that message to your

brain over and over again and that it sinks in. Believe. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

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> I read your post and was able to relate 100%. It is the man (sometimes

> men) in my sister's life that I just don't want to be around.

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> I had a revelation last Saturday night. I had friends over...one a old

> childhood friend and her 7 year old daughter. The child was looking

> through some old pictures of mine and came across a picture of me a little

> over a year ago, before things really got bad. I had just bought a new

> car and the salesman at the dealership made a picture of me and the car

> and sent it to me. Miss asked me " who is that? " When I told her it

> was me, she said.. " you are pretty in that. " First of all, it brings me to

> a point that I know I look worse than I ever have. But at the same time,

> I can't remember the last time I was referred to as pretty...not even

> before I started getting so sick. I guess coming from an innocent child

> who pretty much says what she thinks, it really stuck.

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> Moral of story...children make my day...and make me forget about my

> illness.

>

> Barb