tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post8470574785128346696..comments2024-03-02T03:17:12.189-05:00Comments on Waitress, Bring Me Another: Self Esteem, Dove and Sassy. I'm all over it.Vodka Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-50739853608502310082009-10-26T10:59:37.977-04:002009-10-26T10:59:37.977-04:00I've tried to teach my friends since high scho...I've tried to teach my friends since high school how beautiful each and every one of them is. They'll deny it, whine about calves and thighs, and so on. To prove them wrong, I'd bring my camera with me to school nearly every day and take their pictures. I hope that sooner rather than latter, they'll be able to look at these candid photos and see their own worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-47896017204323108862009-10-21T21:43:29.873-04:002009-10-21T21:43:29.873-04:00I have been doing this program with my daughter!I have been doing this program with my daughter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-16386008109081015902009-10-21T17:10:48.974-04:002009-10-21T17:10:48.974-04:00I work with pregnant and parenting teens... and th...I work with pregnant and parenting teens... and this is a topic I find very challenging... especially when their boyfriends are calling them fat. Sigh! I visited Dove... thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271472544623395546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-91917007609448803382009-10-21T09:10:16.714-04:002009-10-21T09:10:16.714-04:00I have always been chubby, I totally support the D...I have always been chubby, I totally support the Dove campaign so that girls of all sizes will start to see themselves as healthy and beautiful instead of less than the girls on the cover of their favorite magazine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616743301445727869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-90981641526865423442009-10-19T18:52:19.115-04:002009-10-19T18:52:19.115-04:00I love Dove's self esteem campaign. I also lo...I love Dove's self esteem campaign. I also love the <a href="http://thebellyproject.wordpress.com/page/3/" rel="nofollow">Belly Project.</a> I am getting up the nerve to send my belly in.Wild Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653340334412641577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-86411468121346313022009-10-18T01:15:02.899-04:002009-10-18T01:15:02.899-04:00I was like Sassy and I've never gotten over it...I was like Sassy and I've never gotten over it. When puberty was over, i shot straight up and lost all that baby fat. Of course after three kids I am back to being overweight again. This time, I am reading Diets Don't Work to get back to a natural way of eating w/o obsessing about exactly what i put in my mouth. My thoughts are with Sassy and she'll overcome this because she has a resourceful mom like you.Staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032190755721252080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-51281490273557210382009-10-16T04:02:52.997-04:002009-10-16T04:02:52.997-04:00I have a 9 year old daughter. I so want her to be ...I have a 9 year old daughter. I so want her to be healthy and filled with self-esteem.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-2905766936068824262009-10-16T00:42:11.684-04:002009-10-16T00:42:11.684-04:00I will be doing the Me to We ~ Free the Children. ...I will be doing the Me to We ~ Free the Children. Not only is this for girls it is for guys also. Anyone can help and everyone of the kids that the help is meant for benefits. I am going to be going to the event and will do a whole post about it. Anything we can do for our kids or anyone else's it not a bad thing at all!The Mind of a Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934230977120476638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-63626391111893873892009-10-15T21:33:53.372-04:002009-10-15T21:33:53.372-04:00So, I absolutely love the fact that people are act...So, I absolutely love the fact that people are actually starting to look at beauty in a way that's not so...artificial. <br />I think it's about time that women came together to celebrate those things that make us different and encourage everyone to be an individual and not fear ridicule because of some pre-existing (and ridicolous)notion of "normal". Screw normal. I think we should all strive for "exceptional." *=-)Critty Critty Bang Banghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519218518518026725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-71083431461452808542009-10-14T15:07:26.989-04:002009-10-14T15:07:26.989-04:00Count me in. I have a couple teacher friends who ...Count me in. I have a couple teacher friends who want to borrow your other book you sent me. Can I loan it out for a little bit? :-)Laura Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878325934353943862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-47178560973526028842009-10-14T14:38:04.240-04:002009-10-14T14:38:04.240-04:00I saw the video Dove did that showed how ads are t...I saw the video Dove did that showed how ads are touched up and was amazed at how much they distort the model. Yikes! Go Dove!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-67572105835164587422009-10-14T12:04:37.644-04:002009-10-14T12:04:37.644-04:00I love this program...great job Dove...love the ne...I love this program...great job Dove...love the new blog.Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064247260945638783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-18791403991502989792009-10-14T03:29:08.734-04:002009-10-14T03:29:08.734-04:00Ah body image. We're so inundated with stick ...Ah body image. We're so inundated with stick figures as role models. Hurray for the Dove campaign.pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337096726089110691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-43362659155814411202009-10-14T00:24:25.267-04:002009-10-14T00:24:25.267-04:00I have been trying to bring the Dove program to ou...I have been trying to bring the Dove program to our small community for two years! We have done self esteem workshops for mothers and daughters at the club that I helped open, and included discussions with pre-teens about lifes changes, what to expect and what to avoid. They have been successful, sort of, I think people would rather ignore what is infront of them.<br /><br />Mantha was involved in a bullying incident two weeks ago where she was called ugly in Spanish. No matter how many adults told her she was beautiful, she still believes the nasty comments those girls made to her. Self esteem is hard to have and even harder to hold on to!<br /><br />Heck, I still remember the kid (his name and what he looked like too) that called me thunder thighs in 7th grade - 26 years ago! I took stock in knee length t-shirts and baggy jeans for at least 15 years after that!<br /><br />loLipstick Junglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337519219488384852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-3890507901040717262009-10-13T21:23:46.699-04:002009-10-13T21:23:46.699-04:00I absolutely love that Dove is doing this. My daug...I absolutely love that Dove is doing this. My daughter E and her friends,all 11 years old, struggle with self esteem everyday. I know that the school does try to help and I have a wonderful general practitioner the fam goes to who does her best to explain how to be a healthy young girl to E. It's such a hard thing though,still E and her friends will complain to each other how fat they are,when in reality not one of them is overweight.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903593840515283971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-50867324668715299992009-10-13T18:47:57.713-04:002009-10-13T18:47:57.713-04:00Wonderful program! Putting Dove on the shopping li...Wonderful program! Putting Dove on the shopping list. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-84851957208337042102009-10-13T16:07:44.705-04:002009-10-13T16:07:44.705-04:00I love that you turned this into a contest! It'...I love that you turned this into a contest! It's a vital message to spread. Thanks for the reminder, and please consider me entered!LSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027230973230749475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-18199759702827582552009-10-13T14:50:04.127-04:002009-10-13T14:50:04.127-04:00I love the Dove Evolution video. It clearly shows ...I love the Dove Evolution video. It clearly shows that what you see in the magazines is not only unrealistic - it's physically impossible! You can't Photoshop life.CaySedaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137313592897679611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-48721849412678556282009-10-13T12:36:16.051-04:002009-10-13T12:36:16.051-04:00as a mom of two beautiful tween girls i can alread...as a mom of two beautiful tween girls i can already see that they don't realize how truly beautiful they are. this book sounds like a must have and i'd love to win it, if not i will certainly be buying it. thanks for sharing this with us!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342009516840251489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-22540024709242769032009-10-13T09:39:32.256-04:002009-10-13T09:39:32.256-04:00I've heard it said, speak only positive though...I've heard it said, speak only positive thoughts to yourself and about your friends. I think this is the best medicine for good self esteem.Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409440410210436267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-82667075466923970432009-10-13T05:53:28.755-04:002009-10-13T05:53:28.755-04:00I have a 12-year-old step daughter who is called f...I have a 12-year-old step daughter who is called fat by her mother all the time and her mother shows her pics of Victoria's Secret models and tells her she could wear those things if she wasn't fat. Me and her father just have to tell her that she is beautiful no matter what her mother says and that beautiful women are not all skin model types. We also tell her that a good mother would not say these things and that we love her no matter what.Angie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725057562995414202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-15367906947664112552009-10-13T04:38:05.957-04:002009-10-13T04:38:05.957-04:00It's about time! Thanks, Dove and Vodka.It's about time! Thanks, Dove and Vodka.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481987237301099317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-78394442677114610112009-10-13T00:09:32.512-04:002009-10-13T00:09:32.512-04:00As a kid I had no self esteem...I wanted to be lik...As a kid I had no self esteem...I wanted to be like all those cool girls...when I went to my 30th class reunion all those girls were now large and unhappy- their lives peaked in high school...I am still active, married and loving life- I needed someone to believe in me back then....now I see how lucky I was to be me....it just took so long...and I make sure I tell my girls this and let them know how proud I am of them...and how no one was there for me back then and I won't let it be that way for my kids.<br />lMnopMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295499795085860012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-44237001267859440582009-10-12T21:46:34.817-04:002009-10-12T21:46:34.817-04:00I looked at the girls around me in high school see...I looked at the girls around me in high school seeing their extreme thinness and wishing I wasn't so well, curvy. I really thought I was very chubby. I was 115 and due to stress of a very full schedule graduated at about 102. I ate fine and didn't consciously throw up, but was queasy every single morning of my senior year and could barely make it to the bathroom every morning after getting to school. Today I look at group pictures of myself from high school and see "Wow, my arm were as skinny as the girls that I though were the skinniest". And now, at (hold your ears) tipping the scales into the next set of 100's I want to beat myself in the head. How could I not have appreciated myself then? This horrible, but I really don't think much could have except if I had a boyfriend who was around (mine was in the Army) who told me how great I looked. I wish I could have "heard" it from my family. I wish I could have seen it myself. And these days, I am stricken with "reverse anorexia". I think I look fabulous until I actually see myself in a picture or (gasp) catch my reflection out of the house. Oh, my daughter's dance class with that evil wall length mirror is just the worse. (* The best being the silly mirror at a local amusement park that makes me taller and thinner and unfortunately just makes me look normal).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949898002784637260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413831004280937927.post-61321812924433386312009-10-12T20:08:37.317-04:002009-10-12T20:08:37.317-04:00Encouraging them to persue something they love. B...Encouraging them to persue something they love. Being drawn to something, and good at it gives a young woman good self esteem.forcryeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039749360675486835noreply@blogger.com