Finding The Princess in Me.

Growing up I never really paid attention to my name. I never wanted to add more attention to myself because I was already different by being the biggest child in my class in elementary school. Outside of constantly being picked on about my size, I really didn’t want to acknowledge being a princess because at that time it seemed unrealistic- me being a princess??

Nah, I loved food too much especially while watching my favorite cartoons. I never thought anything that special could happen to me whether if it was my birth name or not. As I continued to grow in age, I also continued to grow in weight. Being shy and very bashful as a child, passiveness was my go to place to get through. My self -esteem was lower than the seat cushions I sat on.

I was always told "Oh you’re so pretty, look at those fat cheeks!” or “You’re pretty to be a big girl...I’ve heard this my entire life. It wasn’t until the last 3 or four years that I have started to acknowledge who I am and begin to fall in love with the name Princess. However, I’m even more in love with the Princess I am becoming.

I’ve learned how to love and respect myself no matter what. Now my self -esteem is so high and the confidence I have in myself is so strong that I have no choice but to exceed in all that I plan to achieve. It’s not easy with the temptations of this world, but I trust God will always be my guiding light and I’m so thankful for the souls that I have met here on my journey.

Through this journey I’ve felt blessed, informed, used, and abused, but I have learned to trust in the process. I’ve also learned that obstacles will come my way and through it all, I will still have to carry myself no less than a PRINCESS!

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