tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post3269824707760029262..comments2024-03-25T02:48:32.119-04:00Comments on HEY NATALIE JEAN: The Trappings Of FemininityNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698804808966036834noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-87633292271741149372013-06-11T17:25:19.500-04:002013-06-11T17:25:19.500-04:00I was reading the favorite posts from the side, an...I was reading the favorite posts from the side, and I just have to tell you how much I love this. You are an excellent writer. Thank you for letting your readers catch a glimpse of your life, personality, and creativity. You inspire me to have better voice in my writing. Thank you! Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151524833862544627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-30521676031895228672013-05-05T15:57:13.148-04:002013-05-05T15:57:13.148-04:00fo focking sho.fo focking sho.MJThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189075972871641165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-460126016400510472011-11-15T19:15:23.474-05:002011-11-15T19:15:23.474-05:00Couldnt have said it better myself.Couldnt have said it better myself.That ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719007116864057761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-6668793157982011172011-01-30T00:39:59.859-05:002011-01-30T00:39:59.859-05:00So here I am, a good year + reading this lovely po...So here I am, a good year + reading this lovely post, needing it. Thank you for saying just how I feel, and letting me know that I am not alone.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019173720330896791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-78540186200025933132009-11-17T08:57:50.564-05:002009-11-17T08:57:50.564-05:00Beautifully put. I never really looked at everythi...Beautifully put. I never really looked at everything that way. I do now. Thank you.Mariah Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-90660918000407387992009-11-16T11:45:10.957-05:002009-11-16T11:45:10.957-05:00I so needed to hear this this morning. I'm he...I so needed to hear this this morning. I'm headed to my final wedding dress fitting in a couple of hours, and I always feel so much pressure on these days. (I especially hate having them on Mondays, when I am carrying the weekend's extra pounds.) This worry inside of me that I'm not pretty enough, not thin enough, I won't look that great at the wedding, blah blah blah has gotten so out of control. This morning as I was studying Mosiah, I read King Benjamin's counsel about remaining steadfast and immovable, and I was struck with the thought that really, none of this external stuff matters. And as I was reading your words, I was struck with the thought that the less I worry about my outsides, and the more I concern myself with my insides, the more beautiful my outsides will become.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for being another medium that will hopefully help these thoughts to really sink in. For today, at least. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711233072459741941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-83934792766493931362009-11-15T02:13:03.624-05:002009-11-15T02:13:03.624-05:00I love this post, surprisingly made my day! Thank ...I love this post, surprisingly made my day! Thank you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-51661569850103803852009-11-14T14:03:01.122-05:002009-11-14T14:03:01.122-05:00This was wonderfully put. You couldn't be mor...This was wonderfully put. You couldn't be more right.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511570901260704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-27250332914370758862009-11-13T23:21:57.039-05:002009-11-13T23:21:57.039-05:00going off of @Steve's post:
You are most defi...going off of @Steve's post:<br /><br />You are most definitely gorgeous. But the thing that makes you beautiful is not they way you look... it's the person you are. The way you write and the way you live. I've lurked on your blog for a long time (although I have posted twice on this one!) and honestly it is something I look forward to each day while I am stuck at my desk. To cheesily quote Josh Groban: You raise me up. (and If Idaho and Indiana weren't so far apart....)<br /><br />Know that you are a beautiful person inside and out. <br /><br />But mostly inside.<br /><br />Just listen to Peter Pan and Barnabus...they tell you everyday.Maurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676148289825960336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-32543920534007574882009-11-13T23:16:28.069-05:002009-11-13T23:16:28.069-05:00Hollah! (in an "I get it" sort of way)Hollah! (in an "I get it" sort of way)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010348098934844983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-50344809460921964932009-11-13T17:44:13.849-05:002009-11-13T17:44:13.849-05:00I love this post.I love this post.Emily A. Blasikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752055399467587440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-69132488235788455572009-11-13T16:50:14.770-05:002009-11-13T16:50:14.770-05:00Awww.. this is a sad post :( true.. but still sad...Awww.. this is a sad post :( true.. but still sad. Ok, can the next post be a happy post .. maybe about u're doggies :)thefightforlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894962037672978081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-29982919110693669932009-11-13T16:32:04.695-05:002009-11-13T16:32:04.695-05:00Brilliant post, but then again, you knew that alre...Brilliant post, but then again, you knew that already...David Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-70907645888374059502009-11-13T14:06:16.191-05:002009-11-13T14:06:16.191-05:00Hey there! I'm doing something on my blog, whe...Hey there! I'm doing something on my blog, where I've asked my followers to share their favorite bloggers with me... and one of them mentioned your site! So, I'm dropping by to visit... what a great page you have!<br /><br />You are so right about a woman's demons. My undergrad school did a whole series on the "image of effortless perfection", about how women try to look perfect at a very high personal cost. Your post took me back to those days...<br /><br />~Elizabeth<br />http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.blogspot.comConfessions From A Work-At-Home Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537552947779004296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-85906946869095654042009-11-13T13:48:01.971-05:002009-11-13T13:48:01.971-05:00this was a great post. some days i am so tired of ...this was a great post. some days i am so tired of being a girl, i could just crawl out of my skin.SPEAKING FROM THE CRIBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875665332513211981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-9381650869732825162009-11-13T13:23:14.792-05:002009-11-13T13:23:14.792-05:00This was a great post. It would make any woman see...This was a great post. It would make any woman see herself in a different light.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://clothedmuch.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">clothedmuch.blogspot.com</a>Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500824333653482953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-60551800374607822102009-11-13T12:44:05.684-05:002009-11-13T12:44:05.684-05:00I pray with time you realize that your inside far ...I pray with time you realize that your inside far outshines your outside and that is exactly as it should be.<br /><br />The outside is a distraction, albeit a beautiful one, that really ought not consume us as it fades with age and time and far too much energy and time is spent on attempts to perfect it.<br /><br />Continue to perfect your inside and your beauty will be everlasting.kariwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208108715229081779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-68451424939820351852009-11-13T12:38:59.417-05:002009-11-13T12:38:59.417-05:00Oh geez, being a woman is so difficult, isn't ...Oh geez, being a woman is so difficult, isn't it? I was just thinking along these lines yesterday. So I blogged about it. I came up with 2 things I'm kinda proud of; wrote 'em on my blog for all the world to see. (Or at least the 4 people who check my blog regularly.)<br /><br />http://theginabean2.blogspot.com/2009/11/regarding-ginabean.html<br /><br />And although the 2 things I came up with aren't physical (like, "people mistake me for Katherine Zeta-Jones all the time"--I'm all about honesty, after all), they're true. So I'll come back to my post when I get down on myself, for a good chuckle if nothing else.<br /><br />Regarding the physical, though...here's a quote I like to remember for such occasions as this (feeling nasty and stuff): "The way God made you is the way you are most beautiful." -Elder Russell M. Nelson.the ginabeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237796696115756778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-782018423171856832009-11-13T12:24:12.622-05:002009-11-13T12:24:12.622-05:00As long as I have my makeup, I'll be okay. The...As long as I have my makeup, I'll be okay. The day I lose my makeup is the day...well it's rather sad I live my life around my makeup and don't like to look at the real me. True? No?Screwed Up Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105680865517952148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-74544468115891208982009-11-13T12:02:39.273-05:002009-11-13T12:02:39.273-05:00My outsides will never do justice to my insides..b...My outsides will never do justice to my insides..but should they? Would we ever be able to function in a world where the kind and true were also gloriously beautiful and where the inner workings of the selfish and cruel were etched on their faces for all to see - what monsters would roam! We would have no gifts for intuition, knowing others or ourselves, and temperance for temptation. I'll sacrifice skinny legs and a flat ass for those gifts any day.<br /><br />The pre-movie trivia told me the other day that her schoolmates used to call Heidi Klum "pizza face." We ALL strive to be something we're not yet, and the strength we gain from that struggle is what makes us human. The only thing that can keep you down is you.Jessiehttp://www.jessieeisnerkleyle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-11236264211154606582009-11-13T11:25:21.227-05:002009-11-13T11:25:21.227-05:00Strangely enough, I felt better about myself after...Strangely enough, I felt better about myself after having a baby. Because your hips are now wider, your boobs alarmingly closer to the ground, your stomach poochier in ways that cannot be corrected with situps, your back and abs mere shadows of their former toned selves, and your arms FABULOUS. And there's not much I can do about those changes--they're here to stay. In many ways they've forced me to make peace with what I have. And to be glad for (some of) them--because they're what brought me Camryn. When your own little ones come along, I'll bet you will find a bit of that same inner peace as well. (Though I'll never find any peace over stretch marks. NEVER.)<br /><br />So, hurry up, little ones! Your mommy needs you to quiet those demons!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200518427119344743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-81283702677774454622009-11-13T11:00:16.848-05:002009-11-13T11:00:16.848-05:00I often feel exactly the same. How dare we ever go...I often feel exactly the same. How dare we ever go to work without makeup on? And if its a shade too dark or light... death to us all! And tshirts - oh the comfort, but a big no-no too. Funny though... I feel most beautiful when I'm working out and sweating and dressed in baggy sweats and tshirts and sneakers and my hair is pulled back and I have no makeup on. I feel strong and that alone makes me feel awesome. :) Not to mention, staying at home in my PJs all day is the greatest! I couldn't be more comfortable and happy.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782956337191738513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-89132875788071291142009-11-13T10:49:05.002-05:002009-11-13T10:49:05.002-05:00Being happy and living the current moment, not lon...Being happy and living the current moment, not longing for what "will be" is so.hard.to.do.<br /><br />We all struggle with it, so know that you're not alone.<br /><br />and keep writing!Maurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676148289825960336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-6004071673658431512009-11-13T10:43:44.709-05:002009-11-13T10:43:44.709-05:00Those demons - I hear them, and I feel you!I am am...Those demons - I hear them, and I feel you!I am amazed, when I look back at my previous younger self, that I did not appreciate the thighs for what they once were, the tight, flat belly for what it was, the berry stained cheeks. I was EVEN MORE self-conscious of my faults (what faults)? Now, more confident as a person over-all, though my body showing more effects of time, those demons still fight to bring me down and I wage my war with vanity still.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728755278353592140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-35556167408253706532009-11-13T10:36:12.111-05:002009-11-13T10:36:12.111-05:00Too true! I have often caught myself thinking that...Too true! I have often caught myself thinking that I will be happy when I have lost 5 more lbs, then I will be happy when my thighs aren't so enormous - never mind how far I have come, or how well I am doing, or how happy I am now - I will be happier when...<br />We as women need to be kinder to ourselves, and kinder to each other.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484931572676431046noreply@blogger.com