Body Image...

[wendybeth]

Just today I had a conversation with a client to that effect, ABG. I'll never understand why women view each other as competition rather than comrades. My mom could never retain female friends- she would get all competitive weird with them and before long there would be a huge falling-out. (She was the same way with us girls). What's really funny is that she fancied herself a feminist.

I think we hold each other back from success in this world more than any glass ceiling constructed by the good ol' boy's club. I try not to be part of that problem, and I will quickly distance myself from any woman who I suspect is like my mom. My radar is pretty good, and as such the female friendships I do have are longstanding and mutually respectful.

And Pru? Please stop referring to yourself as ugly, because it's not true. I won't have anyone talking about my friend that way, all right?

[MouseWife]

abg~ nope. She isn't happy. And you are so right, it is on the inside that she really does have problems. I think she feels if she looks perfect, she is. Poor girl, she really does have a lot of problems but this, of course, does not fix it.

wb~ you are so right. At work, it is the women who have issues with me. Not that I have men fawning over me, they just don't get all uptight over me. But, one woman in particular, damn, but she really knocks every thing about me. Mostly my parenting. I won't go into it but I don't argue with her as I feel what I say would insult the other women. That is something I never would want to do.

Watching t.v. tonight, wow, there are tons of images that are there to make us {me} insecure, to look at myself and feel uncomfortable with how I look when I do things....

Umm...I know why I am in charge of our family pictures. ;0)