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Confidence

I read a question in Yahoo Answers and I think I had a great answer, so I answered it there. However, the subject is something that I know many people, specially youngsters and teenagers struggle with. Therefore, I decided to post my answer here. The question was made by a 13 years old girl who loves dancing and thinks that she cannot do it because of her weight. So here is what I wrote in respond: Sweetheart! I am a 48 years old mother of two children. I can say that I have always kept my body well balanced. Let me tell you how it works. You are in the middle of your growth. What you do now would affect your body form for the rest of your life. (Well mostly). First of all, you need to know that you are just fine. Don't use people like Paris Hilton or anybody else as your rolemodel. What is called Hollywood body is not going to bring you happiness and fortune. It is just an appearance. All you need is the love for yourself and what God has given you. Be happy and proud of who you are and how you look. Everybody is beautiful because they are all created by a beautiful creator. I have seen people dancing in various weights and heights. Just believe in yourself. If you like dancing, then dance. Who is the one to tell you that you cannot dance because of whatever reason? You can dance at any age and at any height and weight. You are a happier person if you love yourself as you are. Yet, if you are still insisting in losing weight, read the rest of my answer. Not eating or eating small is not good. Your body needs the fuel so it could work and burn the fat. The more it burns, the more you would lose weight. I don't say that you should eat all the time. What I mean is to eat healthy and smart. My snacks were cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflowers, grapes, bananas, or any other fruit I could find in the fridge. I have always loved chocolate. I was lucky that dark or semi-sweet chocolate was my favorite. Now I know that actually a chocolate bar with about 65% or 70% cocoa, (Semi-sweet/dark) a day is actually good for a healthy diet. I also used to have a small zip-lock bag filled with nuts of all kinds with me, as well as, semi-sweet/sour candies. When I was out and was struck by hunger, a few nuts or a couple of sour & sugarless candies would have killed my hunger for a couple a hours. More than that, I loved swimming. Swimming helps you a great deal.Or if you have access to a treadmill or bicycle, they would do even better. Yoga practices and workouts, even dancing by yourself, when you are watching tv or at least half an hour a day, along with the healthy eating, will help you. Make sure not to stop before half an hour, because you need to wake up your cells to work out and burn the fat. Try to lower, (Don't quit) the amount of sugar or fat you are taking. Stay AWAY from fast food by any means. Oriental food specially sushi is good though. The worst ones are particularly FRIES and BURGERS. If there is nothing else except McDonald and you are starving, just buy a few chicken nuggets and NO FRIES! (Remember, mcdonald's fries are not even real potatoes and they never leave your body. I have seen several experiments done on them.) Also, you could ask your parents to get you vinegar or apple cider vinegar pills. They are natural and work as anti oxidants. Take a couple of them right before your breakfast and you would achieve what you want in less than 2 months. I would be happy to know the result if you decided to follow my instructions. Take care and good luck. Source(s) Experience, lifetime achievement, reading and research throughout life.

Guilt Trip

I don't mean to take anybody on a guilt trip. This is just purely from my own heart. What I said in my previous post about my mom, made me thinking about it instead of anymore venting. You see! I have always kept this to myself and not even once told about it to anybody until I finally let that out of my chest the other day. That cleared my mind, and got me rid of confusing thoughts and feelings, which had piled up in me over the years.
I realized that no matter what my mom is saying or doing, she has never meant harm and it has always been because of her pure love. We all know how love makes people do things beyond ordinary. This is one of them. Knowing the fact that she lives overseas, makes it even harder.
So what if my mom makes mind blowing suggestions? I need to look a bit beyond the words coming out of her mouth and look for the reason why for her sayings or acts. In my case, and I am sure in majority cases, moms have proven to be dedicated and loving. That is all that matters. Nobody is perfect! In fact, I am wondering on what my own kids have to say about me behind my back. I am going to ask them to vent about me in here. That should be interesting.
My suggestion to all who read this, is to try to keep it calm for as long as you can. Even if you have had it enough and want to let it off your chest, never tear the respect veil between your parents and yourself. Remember the fact that they love you and it all comes from their pure loving heart. Then put yourself in their shoes and see how would it be if it was you and your children, instead. Think about the things your own children might have in their mind to vent about you.

Long story short, I picked up the phone and called her yesterday. I apologized her for being short tempered. I gave her a few compliments to make her feel good about herself again. I am in peace now, until God knows when my loving mother would say something to make me wanting to scream as loud as I can. I hope there won't be a next time and I hope that I would behave myself if there would be any next time.

Love and Peace to You All.

Moms!

It is a famous saying, "Moms supposed to be annoying! That's their duty!"

It does make perfect sense in my case.

I am a 48 years old woman. Single mother of two adult children. One in university, another is working. I have travelled around almost half of the globe and seen a lot. I have had my life long achievements and am happy with where I am. Of course, nobody's life is perfect, but I cannot complain since there are always a worst case scenario compare to negative aspects of any life.

I live in Canada and my mother lives in Sweden. I love her to death. She is a very loving, caring and dedicated mother. She has always been like that. I know that she loves all her children and she never means to hurt us in anyway. Yet! Yet, she annoys the hell out of me almost everytime we talk. The older we get the matter gets worse. Somehow, she always looks at me as a 15 years old teenager. She never agrees with anything I would say. I don't know what are the credibility standards in her eyes, but it never seems that I fit in that category for her. For example, If I say, " Workingout is good." She would say, "Yes it is good, but every workout is different. You cannot say workingout is good, unless to add blah and blah to it." Then I say, "Of course! I mean working out is good only if blah and blah!" She says, "No! Working out is good. Dosen't matter if blah and blah!"

Such frustrating conversations between us can go on and on, and happens all the time.

What triggered me today making me writing this article, was the conversation I had with my mother today.

We are Canadian, and have lived in this city for almost 20 years and because of my job, and our lifestyle, I have learned quite more than ordinary about the system, the rules, laws and lifestyle here.

My son graduated from college a year ago. He could have started working right away as he got a couple of good job offers at spot. Instead, he decided to go to university. Apart from that, if he wanted to work, he had two options. One was just to accept any of the job offers and start working, or to pay for his licence so he could open a business of his own. Now that he is in university, he cannot do the office work, since what he studies does not leave him enough time to work even part-time in his field of diploma.

Anyways! I have been explaining this to my mother since last year. I have tried all form of communication skills to make her understand why my son is not working while studying.

Every once in a while she brings up the subject and we start all over again. It makes me wonder if she is even listening to me when I talk.

So today, my mother called me from Europe, telling me that she was watching a tv program. She has called the tv show's host who had told her to tell me that I have to call her here and she is going to tell me where to go and what to do in order to get a work permit for my son!

Can you imagine how I felt? I don't think there is a need to say anymore.

All I can say is that I am so worried if I snap someday. I have been respectful and polite all these years, trying to control the anger, emotions or the mixed tense feelings so I would not say anything I would regret afterwards.

How far this could go? I have no idea. I would be happy to hear your stories or suggestions. Feel free to reply here.