I've spent the last few years avoiding cameras. With the ease of media uploads, I'm always concerned an unflattering photo will appear on Facebook and burst my bubble of weight gain and aging denial. Now, a good photo? Go ahead and put that up! But it's been a while since I've actually liked a photo of myself.
But now more than ever, I am working on my feelings about myself. I don't want Eloise to grow up with an insecure mom, nor do I want her to think that we are valued based on our looks. While I do think she is an absolutely beautiful child, I want her to love more than that about herself. And I know it starts with my example.
Not only that, but I want her to have photos with me in it. I mean, really, we spend all day together. Shouldn't her photo albums reflect that in part?
So, I am embracing the camera. For my daughter and for myself.
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