All the cosmetic stuff, for Jane

[Guest guest]

Oh heavens! I actually cannot imagine doing surgery for anything not

functional (and by functional, I mean, e.g., carpal tunnel repair,

which gave me back the sensation in my hands and fingers, or heart

valve repair, or removal of a cancer, etc., etc.). I'm not putting

your hubby's proposed specialty down -- I know people whose lives

have been changed by having their ears pinned back, or nose jobs, or

heaven knows, reconstructive repair of birth defects. But I don't

want it unless it's gonna make something work better for me. Or get

rid of something that might do me in.

I think if you have, um, small endowments and they serve you and

your children, why worry? Anita Ekberg (probably before your time)

or (Pamela whatever-her-name-is-now, and not the

Pam on this site) are grotesque, to me... You are probably a heckuva

lot more comfortable!

And you're right on. How a person feels and gives is beautiful, and

what makes beauty.

A dear and lifelong friend died last week; she was one who had

fought cancer for more than three decades, and in the interim did a

lot of mostly unnoticed good works, flying " under the radar. " As one

of her children told me, " she did because it made her feel good to

do things that made other people feel good. "

I think that's the best. What more beauty could one soul want to

have?

C.

>

> No, My husband was a little nervous about this whole surgery on my

> jaw due to it changing my chin and face a little. Personally, the

> whole experience makes me question having anything else

> done. . .ever! I saw that episode of Dr. 90210. I'm obsessed

> with the show. I guess he seems like such a cheeseball it humors

me

> more than anything. I saw the baby being passed among the

boobjobs!

> That's my insecurity more than anything on my face!! After a child

> that breastfed and loosing all this weight my chest

leaves " little "

> to be desired I think-literally! But lately I'm thinking

beautiful

> is how a person feels so I'm going to work on feeling beautiful in

> that department rather than taking action.

>

> Honestly I think I'm through with altering my face. I liked it

> before with all its faults, but I have wanted straight teeth since

I

> was young and had braces the first time at age 15. My husband and

I

> dated in highschool so I guess we are rather use to each other's

> looks. Although I joke with him about how easy it must be for him

to

> have the perfect face and physique and how I'll never be perfect

> enough (are women ever?).

>

> I have a huge opinion about beauty in women. I don't think it has

> totally to do with looks. And yes I'm referring to outer beauty.

I

> think it has to do with....confidence! A woman that walks like

she's

> gorgeous makes people think well she must be. Just take a look at

> Simpsons hump on her little nose. One woman had a nose

job

> and then stated she wanted her hump back to look like !

>

> Anyhoo, this has been so intertaining in a really blah day!

> Thanks,

> Jane