So I'll Never Wear a Size 3

Let's face it.... I have the fat gene and I've spent the better part of my adolescence and adult life trying to become something I'm not--THIN.   My first rant is about how our little girls are being influenced by the media to have eating disorders--some as young as 5.  American culture is very clear about it's definition of beautiful--thin super models and actresses are the standard. Through the media our little girls are being bombarded by these images and their self esteem suffers.  I mean, come on, how many times have we read a story about how girls starve themselves?  Professional photographers shoot them from angles to hide their imperfections and  the photos are professionally altered.  By the time all the filters and smudg tools are used, the girls aren't even real anymore.  For many of us, its an unrealistic and unachievable dream. So I wasn't meant to wear a size 3--I couldn't even get my leg into a size 3. I'm more of a size 12 kind of gal.  It's.not a big deal now, but I wish I had had enough self confidence to believe it was no big deal when I was 16.