Crap

I don’t wear makeup very often. I used to, though. I used to make sure I was all kinds of dolled up before I would step out of the house. Of course, then I realized that there are more important things to worry about than if someone thinks I look cute or not.

When we went to the festival I decided to make myself a little bit. Not too much because it was hot as hell and I didn’t feel like wasting makeup (it would have just melted off my face). So, someone says to me “Your eyes are so pretty with makeup.” Do you really think I let that pass? Hmmmph, don’t know me very well do you. I said “What you’re saying is that I’m hideous at most and plain at best when I’m not whored up. Right?” This is one of MIL’s friends from church, she’s in her 60’s and is always very, um, colorful. I could have said “You’d look so pretty if you lost a hundred pounds” but that would be unfair. Still, what kind of comment is that? Some people just don’t think.

At any rate, I went on to tell her that it took me many years to become happy with myself, my body included. And with that satisfaction there is less of a need for me to hide my true, gods-given beauty behind foundation, blush, eyeliner, etc. I told her I realized that she was trying to be nice and maybe even supportive, but that kind of commentary was not welcome and would not encourage me to spend hours making myself “beautiful”.

Understand that I know I look better (by this societies standards of beauty) after I’ve put some effort into…whatever. Actually, with makeup and a nice hair-do I’m absolutely gorgeous. I know this because I’ve been told that often enough. I also know that I’m in no way ugly without my makeup and that natural beauty is nothing to be ashamed of. I do other stuff to maintain my youthful appearance, such as moisturizer and absolutely no tanning, but infrequently wear makeup. That’s wrong? I don’t think so.

By the way, I had more to say, but kept getting interrupted. My poor shriveled brain can’t handle going offtrack so often and so I lost my complete point here. I don’t care, though, I’m publishing this anyway.

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