strawberrykimono: I hope this is ok, but

strawberrykimono submitted:

I hope this is ok, but I want to reply to the 14 year old girl who is worried about her tummy ‘bulge’. I have it too, and I LOVE IT! It reminds me of all the classical sculptures and Renaissance paintings (and really, any paintings before modern times), and it makes me look soft and feminine (because I want that look, just to be clear) and have curves. 

I’m by no means a conventionally skinny person (34-28-41), but I don’t really care anymore. And I do have that tummy bulge and I LIKE it like I said before. It is not always easy to like it, especially when I dressed as Jungle Girl for Dragon Con 2010, or when I’m at the beach. But then I look at this photo, and I realize once again that I do LIKE it. My husband loves it too, and you know what? I had several artists at convention specifically comment on my tummy! They loved it too. 

I know it’s not easy to like your body when everywhere around us we’re bombarded with images that look nothing like us, but all I ask is for you to try. Your tummy is BEAUTIFUL! 

Absolute truth.  And thank you. :)