Hi everyone,
wearing jeans and being tomboyish are fine in my book. But not if you feel you can't get out of it. Lately I have been having so many birthdays, that I thought I'd better try to look cute before it was too late. So I have been making some effort.
If your mother, like mine, did not help or nurture the part of femininity that seeks to look beautiful, you can nurture yourself. Just start small. Get one good look, one simple outfit, and start wearing it as often as you can.
I have undertaken this project this year and I now realise that while walking around not looking my best, I was running a quiet tape about how bad I looked and this was sapping my energy. Before it felt that I was too tired and too overwhelmed to try to look good,and what did it matter, etc.
But, it is fun to look better. I did not make quantum leaps. I still wear clothing that is comfortable and washable. But I try not to go around in my old maternity clothes or wear anything stained or torn or worn or that doesn't fit well. It's as simple as that! And I feel much better. It is a relief.
So I counsel all you ladies, men too, to make a small effort to look better. If living well is the best revenge, looking good is the best comeback to a mother who quashed your budding womanhood or manhood.
Plucky