Okay. I spend a lot of time thinking about this, and I've decided to put it up on my blog. I have a friend who is absolutely, stunningly gorgeous. She's so so so beautiful, I can't even put it into words. She's the best friend I've ever had, but she doesn't think that she's good enough for certain people, certain groups, certain things. It's because when she steps on the scale, she doesn't like the number that she sees there.
I very much wish that she'd just look in the mirror and say "I am beautiful, and I believe in myself". She's got amazing red hair that just touches her shoulders, and unlike most of the girls at our high school, she wears it naturally. I love it. She's got these two big, brown, shimmering eyes. She dresses to kill. I love her fashion. I would be a carbon copy like some of our friends if it wasn't for her. She's got two amazing, smart parents who love her and would do anything for her, even if they are divorced. She's got a step father and a step mother, and also a younger brother that pretends not to like her sometimes, but I know that deep down he loves her.
It makes me cry to know that she thinks of herself so badly. Honestly, I couldn't ask for a better, nicer, more beautiful friend. We've been through so much together and I can tell her anything without being scared that she'd tell anyone else. She's got these amazing dreams of going to England, she's got this amazing voice, and she's got the biggest heart. I know that I can go to her for anything that is bothering me, and I know that she knows she can come and tell me anything. I was balling my eyes out yesterday thinking "I can't believe it. I can't believe she doesn't think she's absolutely gorgeous." My mom came running into my room because I was so heavily in tears and asked me what was wrong, and all I could choke out was "She doesn't think she's beautiful."
If there's one thing I could make you think, it would be that you could look down at the scale, and be okay with those digits. If you aren't, I'll help you make them smaller. I'll be happy when you realize how beautiful you are. If you don't, I'll sit beside you and help you until you do.
