Last night, my boyfriend and I were having a conversation. One thing lead to another and don't ask me how but lypo and plastic surgery came up. I told The SM that if I ever had plastic surgery done (which I won't, this is all hypothetically speaking) that I would have the stretch marks removed from my tummy.
The SM asked me why. I told him that no matter how much weight I lose or how defined my stomach muscles are, because of my stretch marks, my tummy will never look good.
He told me that was the most ridiculous thing he'd ever heard. He asked me, if he were in the military and had to fight a war and came home with scars would I be ashamed of them. Would I want him to hide them, to cover them up? If he were to make a sacrifice and receive scars should he have plastic surgery to have them 'fixed'? I told him of course not!!
He then told me, why should I then after the sacrifices I've made to have our children feel that I should be ashamed and want to hide my scars on my body? My body is beautiful as is the sacrifice I'd made bringing The Natives into this world and I should be proud of my body and scars.......
Speechless............
Excellent perspective.
ReplyDeleteWhat a man! You should hold on to him! :)
You know, I think I shall Anaise! ;)
DeleteWhy? Why would you send me this, and not warn me? I just put on my church makeup, and it's gonna be totally gone. Seriously. I had NEVER seen things that way. That kid of yours - ran out of speech, myself.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't either! And when he puts it that way.......... what is there left to say except to be grateful that somehow I was blessed with such a good man?
DeleteHoly Hanna!!! Wow! The SM is very wise.
ReplyDeleteLiz, Yes, he is! Now if I could just be wise and believe it myself.... that's the hard part.....
DeleteQuite!
ReplyDeleteOkay, um...I'm all snotty now. Sniff. I have never thought of it that way either. A brilliant man.
ReplyDeleteFrom one snot to another.... :) Sniff. snort. choke!
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