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Fat Bottomed Girls, You Make the Internets Go Ewww
Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 12:01PM | Mr Lady 
In conjunction with
Presents Narrow, in hopes that Mr Lady has NO blog traffic today.
Kelly set a challenge yesterday, a challenge to women to photograph the part of their body that they struggle with and then say why they love it so much. I wrote this post a minimum of 3,248 times. I deleted it each time.
See, I could tell you the parts of my body that I love in, oh, two words. The parts of my body I struggle with would take up most of the space on the internet in order to write out. I have a very bad body image. I KNOW that it's in my head, but there's what is and there's what is, you know?
Anyway, today's Photohunt is Narrow. Narrow is something I ain't neveh gonna be.
Please note the jeans marks and the belly button that makes and *AWESOME* arrow shape pointing the entirely wrong way. Thank you, thank you very much.
It killed me to put that picture up. See? I'm totally dead over here.
The Donor hasn't even see me undressed in the light of day in, like, 9 years.
I was going to blather on about how I have this distorted body image, and that, for me, 20 pounds overweight is the same as 150 pounds overweight, how when I look in a mirror, it's like looking in a fun-house mirror, how I know this is an issue that came from somewhere and that I am helpless against it, but I'm skipping all of that.
That, up there, is the remnants of 3 pregnancies in which I gained 105, then 80, then 60 pounds consecutively. That is what remains of many many years of starvation, of the gym twice a day, of running and swimming, of cutting and slicing and obsessing.
That is what I was left with after making my minions, and they are perfect and more beautiful than I could ever hope to be. They will never know what it is like to feel Not Good Enough, because I will never let them.
I will silently loathe that shit until the day that I die, but the choice between that and them? No choice at all. The one thing I had to sacrifice for my kids was my waistline. My 20's? Pshaw. My freedom and the wiles of youth? Overrated. I gave up that up there for this right here, and I think I won in the end.
Now, let's never speak of this again, ok? ;)
Reader Comments (35)
ROTFL!!! Great for the theme. Mine is up at http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/prodoceo/472940/. Have a great weekend. (And if anyone asks, I swear, I never saw a picture of you on your blog.)
I can only say one thing:
"Smack it up, flip it, rub it down... oh no!!"
I {puffy heart} you!
Secret Agent Mama's last blog post..http://secretagentmama.com/blog/2008/02/02/project-365-164365/' rel="nofollow">Project 365 (164/365)
well...i'd say your tummy looks great. i'm thinking about posting my tummy tomorrow. that, my friend, will give you nightmares!!!
xo
Oh, I TOTALLY *heart* you for posting that picture!
And I DID just see your shiny new blogroll--you crack me up once again--thanks for the add! Gotta get one of my own going!!
Marlee's last blog post..http://marlees-rant.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-you-never-want-to-hear-at.html' rel="nofollow">What You NEVER Want to Hear at the Breakfast Table...
I can't tell you how much I loved this! I was just talking on this theme to my sister the other day. We were going throughsome old photos and saying how we looked OK way back then, though at the time we didn't think so. What happened?
Great post! And welcome to the Photo Hunt:)
A.'s last blog post..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AChangingLife/~3/227779560/photohunter-narrow.html' rel="nofollow">PhotoHunter: narrow
This was a really courageous post and a great project. Brava! And isn't it interesting when we're in our teens and early twenties and our bodies really ARE all that, how we nitpicked every imperfection, and now we can live with who we are when we're not as much so. BTW... I would kill for where you are. ;-) Don't sell yourself short!
jen of a2eatwrite's last blog post..http://a2eatwrite.blogspot.com/2008/02/singular-saturday-i-dont-mean-to-pander.html' rel="nofollow">Singular Saturday: I Don't Mean To Pander, Beg or Plead, but It's Important to
I could never. I will never.
You got such balls.
I'm awed in admiration.
Maria's last blog post..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/immoralmc/~3/227365438/week-ending-poetry.html' rel="nofollow">Week ending poetry.
Wooooh! Very one of a kind photo you have here. Great choice! Have a great weekend!
http://stoutds.com/2008/02/narrow-feed-road.html" rel="nofollow">NARROW FEED THE ROAD
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*cue dora* you did it! i'm proud of you for posting something that shall remain nameless. obviously, your cajones make a clink clink noise as you walk.
zoeyjane's last blog post..http://mommyismoody.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/welcome-to-the-weekend/' rel="nofollow">Welcome to the Weekend
I'm over here bowing.
Hot damn woman.
You. are. a. bad. ass!
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Here I was wodering why I hadn't heard anything from you lately. Then I went SHIT! I so didn't update my subscription. SHE MOVED!!!
It was tragic. But now I am here and I totally heart you. It took guts to write this post I can tell.
I would photograph my worst bit too, but I don't think I am ready to show the internets my naked breasts.
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wow! you have a very nice picture and I love the way you put consistency of the picture, indeed you have a great post! keep it up!!!
here's mine:
http://denz-techtronics.blogspot.com/2008/02/photo-hunter-narrow.html" rel="nofollow">photohunt-1
http://denzrecreational.info/?p=65" rel="nofollow">photohunt-2
Happy Weekend Everyone!!!
denz's last blog post..http://denzrecreational.info/?p=65' rel="nofollow">Photo Hunt: narrow!
I love you SO much more know that I know we've got matching tummies. Man, we hide it well.
Huckdoll's last blog post..http://huckdoll.blogspot.com/2008/02/not-gonna-lie.html' rel="nofollow">Not Gonna Lie
I'm thinking whiskey body shots!
BuzzeeDad's last blog post..http://www.busydadblog.com/entries/saturday-night-absentee-meme.html' rel="nofollow">Saturday Night Absentee Meme
Fuck. Way braver than me. Damn!
Cheers! Weekend BlogHopping over to you from the Hotwheel Hacienda... I'm enjoying my cocktail here, but no amount of alky-hol could blur the lovliness that is this post.
I'm totally envious of the brass it took to write this - I've struggled with body issues my whole life and only have finally felt comfortable with myself after the birth of my boys. Is it the way they force us to grow up and get some perspective or how we learn to wear our bodies as badges of pride that makes it better?
Who knows? Who cares. You are gorgeous!
BookMamma's last blog post..http://hotwheelhacienda.blogspot.com/2008/01/mexican-bathrooms-arent-greatest.html' rel="nofollow">Mexican Bathrooms Aren't the Greatest
It was worth the wait!
Gorgeous!
You are linked, babe!
Brave + Amazing + Beautiful= YOU.
HELL TO THE YEAH you are!!
Kim's last blog post..http://www.joggingincircles.com/journal/2008/2/2/i-heart-my-body.html' rel="nofollow">I Heart My Body
You are one brave Mr. Lady.
I'm all for lovin' one's body but I don't think I could do this particular challenge...
Maybe if I run out and get another bottle of wine...
LunaNik's last blog post..http://lsecretsofablackheart.blogspot.com/2008/02/doh.html' rel="nofollow">D'OH!!!!!!!
Two things.... you're way braver than me. And? You look awesome. So shush. :)
Tootsie Farklepants's last blog post..http://vintagethirty.blogspot.com/2008/02/dont-count-on-that-scholarship.html' rel="nofollow">Don't Count On That Scholarship
I loved this post and I have never seen a more beautiful belly. If it makes you feel any better, my belly looks worse than that I didn't birth my children. In adoption, you gain your baby weight after you bring your baby home!!
Alison's last blog post..http://rdhmom.blogspot.com/2008/02/scrolling-saturday.html' rel="nofollow">Scrolling Saturday
You're awesome girl! I couldn't do this challenge either and I applaud all of you ladies that did! I always say as long as I look good in clothes and only one person sees me naked and he's not complaining, then I'm doing all right!
amy's last blog post..http://amysbratpack.blogspot.com/2008/02/that-explains-it.html' rel="nofollow">That explains it
You rock for posting this. Puts my stupid narrow laundry basket to shame for photo hunter. Got nothin' profound to add b/c I drank 4 (5?) glasses of wine at a party tonight... but still I admire you, even when I'm tipsy.
MommyTime's last blog post..http://mommysmartini.blogspot.com/2008/02/twinkle-twinkle-my-little-star.html' rel="nofollow">"Twinkle, Twinkle" my little star
The real reason that the donor hasn't seen you in the light of day is because if he were neither of you would leave the house for a week!
Distorted body images suck. You are beautiful.
Blog hopping and part of Kelly's awesome, brave, hot girls.
Amy
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You see, Bog Hopping has it's perks. Great pic and tremendous courage. Better yet, tremendous success story.
You've got some very fortunate kids.
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Dude, I routinely refer to you as one of my absolute hottest lady friends. You're perfect, in my opinion.
Just a quick line to say I love this sh%#. You look so beautiful. Incredible the stuff you put out there. I'm so in awe.
Mr. Lady you rock! Way to beat that challenge down and make it your won. Way to go. You are beautiful!
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I'd say that in the course of writing this you gave an ass whuppin to any negative vibes you may have had. Good for you on having no regrets. And from a guys perspective, it's really not as bad as you think. Not from what I see.
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You are awesome! Glad you took the challenge, and I think you and your tummy both rock! I went with my feet that I'm trying to love...
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*drool*
check it out:
http://tummyblr.com/
I am a new reader and everything I've read so far has totally cracked me up. But this? This post requires courage that is definitely beyond me! You have my undying admiration for being so brave. I can identify with your body issues and if I took the same picture it would be of the same section of my body. Only I would sooner set myself on fire than post it on the internet!
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From the Department of Redundancy Department: You are both brave and beautiful...a wonderful combination.
Dan Leone's last blog post..http://www.cafeleone.net/2008/02/04/lol/' rel="nofollow">?LOL?
Pfft. My floppy belly would beat your belly in an arm-wrestling match. But I ain't gunna show it. No'm.
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Hey! Your undies match! Way to go!
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