I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s no reason not to be confident. We’re all people, most of us are insecure, all of us are not perfect. Why feel inferior?

I’m also not confusing confidence with the defense-mechanism overconfidence, which is… well, just as bad as being insecure and constantly apologizing for being yourself and taking up space.

So I’m just being me now, and taking up my space, and I’m allowed and it feels good.

As for body imagine, I try and take care of mine, but I’M pregnant now so I’ve got the new butt-padding and the stretch marks and the swelling legs but so what? When people see the stretch marks that looks like a large animal mauled me and ask what they are, my kids smile and raise their hands.

And when I give birth and I’m all saggy and smushy, I will own that. Because it’s my body and it’s amazing.

Keep at it everyone! It feels good!