my brother laughed at me yesterday when I was taking photos of myself - he's 18 and my brother therefore he must laugh at everything I do - and I just said, you know the way you scurry away from photos? I was the same way when I was 18: I didn't take many photos because I always ended up looking ugly and insecure and I didn't find myself photogenic or interesting enough. wasn't pretty like my peers.
and so the second I realised I gained confidence enough to actually take photos I started taking PLENTY. and I take funny photos and videos and I don't run away from myself and how I look.
he scoffed, obviously - being 18 and my brother - but honestly, I mostly said it to myself. I imagined myself when I was 18, so insecure in her own body, with her own face...
she'd be so fucking astounded now. I'm proud of her for persevering - and I'm sure she's proud of me for achieving this incredible, unbelievable level of comfort with my body and my face and myself.
