You're Perfect, Just The Way You Are

 I was going through some old photos last night, and found some that brought back good memories and some not so good.

I took this picture right after I was done crying. Crying from "being fat". I was sixteen when I took this photo. Past Thoughts: When I Look in the Mirror As I've said in I had self esteem issues around that age. But really who doesn't? There are a few "lucky" girls who never face this issue, but I was not one of them. I honestly thought all of my problems were because of my appearance. I'm really not sure how that idea was planted in my head, but either way, it was there. Leading me to countless nights crying myself to sleep, countless times I would put myself down. Thinking back, it makes me so sad to know this was how I felt. I wasn't fat, I wasn't ugly, I was perfect just the way I was...