Body Image: A Short Story

My story topic is going to be about body image because I have always struggled with the way I looked. I would stand in front of the mirror and just write down everything wrong with my body. There was family, culture and social expectations on how i was suppose to look. My mom always commented about my weight and how much I ate, I grew up in the south where the way a girl look was the most important aspect of her. Also, the media around me growing up emphasized the importance of stick legs, whereas I was a committed tennis player and my legs were fairly large because I was very athletic. My friends would constantly compare my legs to their legs and make me feel like I am the biggest one. My two childhood friends contributed to my phobia of