A big wow moment for me!!

 Hey everyone! 

So I'm sure like many of you growing up overweight and obese, high school was maybe not the greatest experience on earth.  I can't say that I hated high school completely, I have my close group of best friends to still show for it, I was very involved in lots of activities, etc.  But, I did get teased and made fun of for being heavy, which to this day really does haunt me.  I don't hate the people who did it, I hate the behavior and I hate how it made me feel.  I still struggle with body image/esteem issues because of it, sadly.  

Anyway, my wow moment..the good part!   So I get a Facebook message tonight from a girl I went to high school with.  Now, she was in the popular group of girls which I, of course, was not a part of.  This girl was friendly to me back then but you never know if they are actually being genuine or not...you know what I mean?  So anyway, she just sent a quick message saying how she has meant to message me for awhile and just wanted to tell me that I looked great and extremely happy.  I about fell over.  I haven't talked to this girl in 10 years and we by no means ever hung out..ever....and here she is saying this to me after all this time.  It really made my day.  I messaged back and told her thanks.  She probably doesn't realize but this really did lift up my spirits so much as I've been having some very dark days lately dealing with some of the above mentioned problems.  

My wow moments have been few and far between lately but this has been by far the most unexpected, in a good way!

~Emily~ 

That is so awesome Emily!!!  I know completely what you mean about being teased and taunted by other kids in high school!  I honestly have been going to counseling for a while now, cause my self esteem is so bad!  But its always so great when you have an un expected WOW moment.  You really do look so happy and beautiful in your pictures.  You inspire me, and hopefully one day, I can look 1/2 as good as you do in your photos!!!

Hope you are having a wonderful week,
Jess

 awww how sweet!, i bet that feels great!, but u do look beautiful and happy!! 
hugs.

 Thanks!!  My goal is to feel happy and beautiful everyday on the inside too.... :-)  

Glad to see you back Mariana, how is recovery going??

~Emily~

 im doing pretty good, n healing beautifuly, im a lil swollen still, but anyways, next friday its gonna be 1 month. n i wanna get rid of this compresion garment im starting to hate it!!!!!!!. but all good lol
thanks for asking!
hugs.

Geez, it's hard to believe it's been a month already.  I can't wait to see before and after pictures when you aren't swollen and all healed!

~Emily~ 

Hi Emily.

I had a major wow moment on facebook not too long ago and your story made me want to share mine!

I was one of the popular kids in high school... mostly I think looking back because my best friend was UBER-popular and I got some crumbs. I went to parties and all that, but always felt a total fraud.

anywhoo... A girl I went to school with sent me a message on facebook and wanted to let me know that she was sorry our 10 year reunion had been cancelled because she had been wanting to tell me that I had been an inspiration to her. That I wasnt one of the plastics and treated everyone so well, regardless of social standing and I had made her be braver when she went to college.

Isn't that nice! I had no idea. But it is amazing to know that while we go through life thinking we've been invisible we have actually made mark!

Thanks for sharing!!  

That's why I said in my post I don't hate the people, I hated the behavior.  I'm assuming most of those girls (and guys) were actually nice people individually but for some reason when together in a group, all bets were off..which is sad.  But it's just a mixture of immaturity and low-self esteem on their part.  It's nice to hear that you went against the odds and treated people well...it really does make a difference.   I'm actually looking forward to talking with the "adult version" of many of these people.  

~Emily~