I remember being teased relentlessly throughout my childhood and my teenage life where people would say that because of my skin Iβll never be beautiful enough, they would even recommend skin bleaching products. So as a child I quickly realised that as a dark skinned girl I was not considered beautiful enoughβ¦ At that time I didnβt know that it was the negativity from the people around me that was causing me to hate my skin and myself for that matter. I remember a time during school photos where a girl shouted βsheβs too dark! You wonβt see anything on her ID but her teeth!β, of course everyone laughed it outβ¦ And so did Iβ¦. Because I didnβt want to make it seem like I was offendedβ¦ Their feelings felt more important than mineβ¦ After all growing up I was always reminded of how unlikely I was of ever being beautiful or finding someone that found my darkness beautifulβ¦..
As a 19 year old today I sit here and say βI never gave in to skin bleachingβ, βI was constantly reminded of how ugly I was but that only made me love myself even moreβ¦.. I began considering myself as someone different, someone beautiful and out of the ordinary.β
Your skin no matter how dark it is that when you smile you can only see the glow of your teeth is worthy of love, your skin is that of a goddess and you should never feel anything about your skin but self love. I write this to all of the people that have gone through similar and worse, you donβt need to learn to Love your skin, the love is already thereβ¦ You just gotta unleash it.
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