Calling BS on “embracing our imperfections”

She was chatting with a friend, and they were talking about the fact that as we get older, our bodies change – weight fluctuations, changing bodies after having kids, but that we need to embrace and love all of the imperfections. 

But why are they IMPERFECTIONS? Who gets to decide what is perfect? And if our bodies don’t fit that idea of what is “perfect”, is something wrong with us? And let’s be realistic, who are we comparing ourselves to? Because if we accept imperfections, then someone else is the totem pole of perfection. Who is that person? And who decided that they were the ideal image of a perfect woman?

I call total BS on this idea of imperfections. I say hell no to saying “we are going to try to be ok with everything that’s wrong with us”.

After our session, this badass woman told me “I look at these photos and think, is this really me? I’m able to look at them and see everything, my stretch marks, etc, and I think damn bitch, you are rocking this 43-year-old body you have. Every woman needs to do this.”

And every woman should. 

Women over 40 are not marketed to. We are forgotten about. We are told to, again, embrace imperfections, and that needs to change. Because we are not accepting who we are, we are LOVING who we are. We are perfect, there is nothing imperfect about us at any age. 

Can you tell I’m pretty passionate about this?

Aniya, xo