tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post7112514988350011157..comments2023-11-05T02:13:37.607-06:00Comments on lemmondrops: belly upEmiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18186651382354924497noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post-32611117036074419202006-11-21T16:02:00.000-06:002006-11-21T16:02:00.000-06:00Thank you, my lovely friends.
You know ... I do k...Thank you, my lovely friends.<br /><br />You know ... I do know that true beauty is made up of what's inside us, yet I can't deny that I'm human and that I'm still not used to seeing myself in this "new" body. It's OK, though. I am continually reminded - by you, by Steve, by Daniel, by essays in Oprah magazine (lol!) - that there are so many more important things in life than how my tummy looks. Like the very act of living life and being present to its many blessings.Emiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186651382354924497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post-13063599526340723352006-11-21T15:12:00.000-06:002006-11-21T15:12:00.000-06:00I hope that you see this since it is a few posts d...I hope that you see this since it is a few posts down now. I tried to respond yesterday but it lost my post...<br /><br />Anyway, I know most replies here may seem cliche or such but sometimes cliches can be true. For what its worth, liz is right. You did work hard to get that stomach and it is a badge of honor. Give it some time to heal (Britney didn't do a c-section I don't think).<br /><br />In the meantime I'm going to share something that has taken me a LONG time to realize, simple as it is. This being an issue I struggle with I feel your pain, even if I don't have the experience of changing from smaller sizes.<br /><br />Here is what I know (on my better days). You are NOT defined by your size, your clothes or the opinions of others. There is a huge stigma to be skinny but the truth of the matter is that it does not relate to how loving, caring and fabulous you really are. The things that make you beautiful are not those outside things but the inside ones. Everyone who knows you sees that inside beauty all the time. I know that Steve does, and Daniel too. Weight will fluctuate. Scars will come, maybe even wrinkles too. But you will always be beautiful because you are loving wonderful wife, mother, daughter and friend. So there. ;)<br /><br />(and i agree with liz again, you are already beautiful on the outside, even if you are never a size 4 again)LutherLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949785104237442171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415762.post-67726549830238667042006-11-20T15:03:00.000-06:002006-11-20T15:03:00.000-06:00I'd rather have your life than Britney's stomach. ...I'd rather have your life than Britney's stomach. ;)<br /><br />In all seriousness, I know I can't understand how you're feeling about this, but I know how hard you worked to get the stomach you had now! I hope a day will come when you DO wear it like a badge of honor - for that's exactly what it is! I bet it will get better, though. You had major surgery just a few months ago! It just takes time.<br /><br />For what it's worth, I think you are a beautiful person, inside AND out! :)EDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479284840810262528noreply@blogger.com