When talking with someone considering any sort of cosmetic procedure (especially surgical), I’ve noticed there’s a direct correlation between how much I think they don’t need to change anything, and how little they believe me.
Posts Tagged ‘Self Image’
It’s Frustrating, But I Get It
November 11, 2022What It Looks Like When Two People Who Truly HATE How They Look In Pictures Correspond
November 3, 2022Person 1: I look so terrible in this picture.
Person 2: You look fine! Now if you want to see a terrible picture, check this out.
Person 1: That’s a great picture of you!
Both Together: (thinking) Why can’t this person see the obvious?
I’m Still Finding That Kind Of Jarring
January 18, 2021Yesterday I was in a zoom meeting and I was struck by the juxtaposition of my image on the screen (i.e., the image of a person you might expect to hear saying something like, “No, Mister Kent, I expect you to die.”) and my voice as child (that I’d heard earlier that day thanks to my mother finding some old tapes) saying, “Ah shure doo miss ya daaddy!”