I am short, round, wear glasses, didn’t get my chipped front teeth fixed until a couple of years ago because I didn’t know how to let go of what my life had been, didn’t know that I deserved that. I couldn’t look in the mirror for years. I have a C-section scar and a few other scars. The skin around my lower midsection is slack from two full-term pregnancies. I can hardly remember to shave in summer and when I do it feels like a statement of some sort. I smoked for two decades and there are lines around my lips. I rarely wear makeup. I’m sure I’m softer than ever, if I could remember what my
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