can i just say...

...i HATE plastic surgery.

i've never done it, never plan on it, and don't support it for any cosmetic reason (only medically necessary, but those cases are few & far between). 

who gives a shit if your eyes are wrinkly from laughing, or if you've got a few chubby spots from -gasp- enjoying a slice of dessert every now and again?!?

what ever happened to accepting yourself for you are and telling the rest of the world to piss off if they didn't like it??  what ever happened to taking small, slow, healthy steps to make physically-possible steps towards a better you??  when did it become acceptable to take the easy way out and let some doctor slice you open to change what you were genetically predetermined to be??

i was raised to be happy with myself, to accept my curves, and to stay physically active and eat fruits and veggies in order to stay healthy.  i was taught that i didn't need to be a stick-thin, size 00, 6 foot-2 inch blonde to be happy.  sure, i grew up dreading gym class because i was always the heaviest kid and got red-faced after running 20 feet.  but i never skipped class just to avoid it; i went and dealt with it.  i found my niche in swimming, where i could feel fluid and natural as i moved through the water.  plus, you don't get all sweaty!  despite the fact that i had to wear a revealing "uniform" every day at practice, i loved the water too much to let a swim suit keep me from practice.  no, i never enjoyed standing and swimming in front of people and have never found it to be comfortable, but if i don't think about it, it doesn't bother me. 

so why, then, does a close relative have to come to me this morning and tell me that plastic surgery is on the books for this summer after school gets out?  WHAT THE FUCK!?!  besides the aforementioned self-esteem issues, surgery is a) expensive and b) dangerous.  as much as i dislike kanye west, his mom died after liposuction.  oprah and tyra do exposes on surgeries gone wrong all. the. time.  i'm also lectured all the time on how to save money, not spend it on unnecessary purchases...so cosmetic surgery is now deemed a "necessary" purchase?!  needless to say, i'm screaming "hypocrite" in my head.  loudly.  which makes the rest of my day go down the crapper. 

i'm disappointed.