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Becky

Sex and Relationships E-Coach

I work full-time in Charlotte NC as a Sex and Relationships E-Coach. I love what I do! When I arrive home at the end of the day I am greeted by my kids' three smiling faces (ages 2-8) and by my husband of over 12 years. ...

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...

I would like to have a strong argument for why women should love themselves as they are and not spend thousands of dollars to modify their bodies. After all, one of the things I do is help people develop a better body image.

Yet, I have decided to go thru with my own body modification of sorts. I’m buying new skin. 

I figure that after suffering for the past 20 years with terrible acne, I am finally due for some relief. Relief in the form of an intense, six-month regimen of lab tests, birth control pills, antibiotics, special cleansers, and intense dermatological care.

The doc assures me that it will work, and it better. This kind of thing isn’t covered by my insurance. It’s costing me cold hard cash.

And in the end, what will it benefit me? Will people like me better? Will my husband find me more attractive? Will I make a better first impression with clients?

I doubt most people will even notice the improvement.

So, if I complain that all the money spent on plastic surgery could be better spent on a million other things, couldn’t I say the same for the hundreds of dollars I’m willing to spend on a better complexion?

Couldn’t I say the same for the $34 I spent on tooth whitening strips?

What about the $6 I spent on new lip liner?

At what point do we cross from self-care to self-idolatry?