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On Behalf of Skinny Girls Everywhere

5 Reasons It's time to start loving each other.

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Everyone is beautiful in their own way. However, with social media, it is not hard for people to bash someone that is different than them. There is a constant battle between skinny and "thick" girls. We are always told what we should look like and someone is always commenting on our weight. I am here on behalf of all skinny girls and say what we don't want to hear from others.

1. Do you ever eat?

Yes, I eat. I may be around 100 lbs., but trust me- I eat!! Having a high metabolism can be a curse and a blessing. The blessing being we can eat whatever we want. The curse is being almost 19 and still having to shop in the teen department instead of the women's. Another curse is having other people constantly ask if I eat. I may not eat a whole lot in public due to a weak stomach, but I could probably eat my parents out of a home.

2. You need some meat on your bones!

Again, yes, we eat! And we know everyone can see our bones practically through our skin. However, telling us that we need meat on our bones isn't going to magically make our bones disappear under our skin. We can't make our bodies change if God didn't make them able to change.

3. "Men do not want sticks and bones, they want curves."

Okay, this is probably one of the worst ones I hear. A true man and better yet, a true man of God isn't going to care whether you are a skinny-Minnie or have more of a behind than the next girl. Our bodies will change over time. That's why we learn to love with our hearts, not our eyes. A man should love you when you're young and fresh and also when you grow older and your butt starts sagging! His love shouldn't change.

4. "Thick girls are winning?"

Okay..winning at what exactly? You can fill the jeans that we skinny girls dream of fitting into- good for you. When did our body size become a competition? Why can't we go through life loving our bodies?

5. "Real women have curves."

So, when did not having curves make me any less of a woman? Our bodies do not define us. They do not determine whether we are women or not. Stop saying this. Saying this won't make you any more of a woman, it just makes you prideful and arrogant.

I am not here to bash girls that aren't skinny. We were all created in God's image and we are all beautiful. I am here to defend girls that are too shy to say anything. Our bodies were not created for us to be in competition with one another. It tires me to see all of the posts either against a certain group of girls. This world is cruel, no one loves like we are supposed to love. So instead of bashing each other, we need to lift each other up and love our bodies. As long as we are taking care of our bodies and keeping them healthy, it shouldn't matter how much meat is on them. We are all loved by our Creator and it is time we start loving each other.

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