Source Today lets talk about our old standing obsession with beauty being a certain way. Right from when I turned 13 I had a body image problem. I came to realize recently that I have never allowed myself enjoy the body I had at any given time. Before I had my baby I was a comfortable and healthy size, I didn't know or appreciate this not because no one told me but just because I didn't see it myself. There is no amount of comfort that you will find in another person's words if you can't find it in yourself first. 3 years ago I got these beautiful pair of jeans as a present they were too big for me at that time I kept thinking I will never be that big "God forbid" meanwhile at that size I still was not comfortable, I always wanted something thinner. The thing is I wasn't aware that this was a body image thing. There is nothing wrong with wanting to do better and working for it, but when it affects your...
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