Life/Self
I Almost Let Poor Body Image Ruin My Hawaiian Vacation
The only potential saboteur on this vacation was me.
Going to the beach or a pool is commonplace in summer or when on vacation. This means bathing suits are needed.
While wearing a bathing suit is no big deal to many people, being seen in a bathing suit in a public space is a huge issue for others — mainly me — in this case.
I have never been the type to run around in a bathing suit with our kids at the beach. In fact, I hadn’t been truly free to let the general public look at my body in any bathing suit situation for as long as I can remember. I would always find a way to cover up or wear a sarong. I probably hadn’t walked around on a beach in just my bathing suit since I was in my early 20s.
But on a recent vacation to Hawaii, I was 100% DONE giving in to my insecurities — even the small ones.
All of the amazing testimonials I had read in articles and blogs over the years about women who defied all their fears and let it all hang out in their bathing suits finally penetrated through. Additionally, I knew that there was a little girl by my side who was getting old enough to figure out if her mother truly loved and accepted her body or not.
