I have suffered with skin problems since I was 13. I have heard many kind things about my outlook during my life. Even when I had my daily job as food markets clerk there was some opinions about my face. Time goes on and when I was giving birth to my first child I decided that I teach her that she will be awesome because she is she, not because of outlook. Motherhood was pretty hard for a first timer and I almost was depressed because of such a big responsibility of other life and opinions on how to be mom. But we survived just fine. Although my girl hasn’t seen me smiling much. Now when I do smile she is thrilling with happiness. When I was giving birth to my son I decided to blow all insecurity far behind and take new responsibility to take charge of my own life. When my son was some months old I took a part of some model competition which haven’t any limits to competitors outlook. I didn’t win, but I did get 1 of 10 women of all competitors and most of all I not afraid to be under peoples eye and I don’t mind what they think of me, because I’m happy as I am and I have my children there to teach to have enough courage to be their own selves just as they are. I hope they don’t have to go that long way as I did to believing in myself more.
(I hope you readers get my point of story, even my languageskills isn’t so good, I hope I didn’t sound too cold.)
-Anna-Maria Suominen
