Ashley Jamesのインスタグラム(ashleylouisejames) - 5月4日 05時22分

How much time did you waste feeling insecure about parts of your body that you now know are perfectly normal? I know I've spent way too much time from such a young age.

I wish making content like this was irrelevant actually because we didn't even focus on our bodies. We just appreciated having them.

I certainly want my children to grow up with a better mindset. 🤍

I know it starts with me and the way I speak about myself around them.

Because I remember when I became insecure about each of these things.

Fine lines and wrinkles because people would comment on how youthful my skin was. How one days I'd be old and wrinkly. How awful that was.

Body hair. The older boys at school used to always talk about how disgusting body hair was. They'd ask us if we had any. If we were shaven. I'm sure it was because of p0rn. We'd obsess over body hair. They'd have unflattering nicknames for girls with it. I was certain I was a freak for having hair on my belly and I'd pluck or epilate it even though that's probably the world's most painful gadget.

Stretch marks. When I was 15 I had a lump in my boob and as a result I had big red stretch marks. A teacher told me to get some stretch mark cream to get rid of the "ugly red marks" and they told me they hoped they'd disappear.

Shaving marks and ingrown hairs. I had these little spots on my arms too and when I was 12 a family member brushed my arm and commented on how roigh and bumpy they were. She did it in front of everyone too. I still obsessively scrub and moisturise daily.

Bellies. Because I remember when I was little people telling me how lucky I was because I could eat anything. They'd comment on how much I ate and how when I was older it would stick on me. On my belly and my hips and my thighs. As if it was the worst thing in the world.

Cellulite. I remember reading in a magazine about Misha Barton having cellulite and how disgusting it was with tips on how to get rid of it. I was 16 and had it. I must be disgusting I thought.

As we grow up, the words we hear and read stick with us. I want to only speak positively about myself and others so my children grow up to know these things are normal too.❤️

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