Hello beautiful ladies of Hive!
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the week? This is my first post in this community qnd i'm happy to join this week's contest because it is an insecurities i have carried for a long time.
If i could change something about myself, it would be my height ..i am 5 feet tall.
I am the first child in my family and the only short one. Infact all my cousins are tall. I still don't understand the reason i got the gene.
I have always been the smallest in the school,events, pictures- wearing heels make no difference.. People call me cute, tiny and minion and so on . It might seen like a joke or harmless banter to them but deep down, it hurts. There were moments i wish i was taller to feel more confident ..oh! Don't talk about reaching top of a shelf..it humbles me every time 🤣
It affected me in so many ways.
My social life was zero, I was always palpitating and anxious whenever i was in a social gathering or among people i am not familiar with. It was a horrible experience and i guess that's is one of the reasons i am introverted.
Another thing i used to feel insecure about was my lips. I have a full lips, growing up, i didn't like them.. i was always using my upper teeth to hold down my upper lip, hoping it will make my lips appear smaller however ,this made them bigger whenever i release the lip.
But things have changed recently. I see people doing filler and makeup tips to make their lips fuller- that was the moment i accepted what i thought was a flaw for years as a blessing.
Now, i still feel a little conscious about my height but i have gotten to a stage of finding my identity and embracing my body and every other things i feel insecure about.
I still wish to be taller, I wouldn't lie but i am learning to own it and stall tall in who i am even if the ' tall ' is 5 feet.
If you are reading this and have insecurities about your physical look you wish to change- I just want you to know-You are amazing just the way you are!