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Taith

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I will not speak for all men, as each is different. But I have hid many different ways.

1. Acting like I am tough, strong, "long lasting". Such as, pulling up posts with my bare hands, even though it hurts a lot. It shows that I can do a lot, even when I can't. And then once I do a feat, I can always have it in people's minds how strong I am. And I use that to my advantage to "cover up" Who I really am

2. Humor. I used to make people laugh all the time (still try too, but in better ways). I used to tell all kinds of jokes, not the bad ones. But some where still not the best. And I would use the fact that I was the funny guy, and I would keep it like that. Make people laugh and they don't pry much.

3. Degrading. This is something I just thought about. I used to degrade myself terribly. I mean, I would put myself down like nothing else. People might ether find it funny, or maybe humility, or maybe just sad. But in reality, I was doing it so that others could boost me up. That way I get their praise without "searching" for it.
I actually did this a very long time without realizing I was doing it.


Guys never seem to go off of look much. I mean, I can suck in my gut. But in the end I am like "I am me, like it or don't" And I think that goes for most guys. But the amount of covering up we do, seems more mentally done. At least on my view!
 

Pipp

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when I was younger I covered up being hurt and insecure by making fun of myself so that others would be laughing with me instead of just at me. Then I realized how stupid it was to make fun of myself..... honestly I still struggle with it from time to time and have had more than one friend on here tell me to quit making fun of myself.... I guess sometimes its hard to believe you've found such a large group of people who accept you for who you are. I love you guys <3
 
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persNickety

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Thank you for this thread Misscriss, I've been reading the replies here, and it amazes me how we can express our vulnerabilities and hidden stuff on the internet, that others would have no clue about. It's so honest. Thanks for sharing everyone.
 
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Tintin

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when I was younger I covered up being hurt and insecure by making fun of myself so that others would be laughing with me instead of just at me. Then I realized how stupid it was to make fun of myself..... honestly I still struggle with it from time to time and have had more than one friend on here tell me to quit making fun of myself.... I guess sometimes its hard to believe you've found such a large group of people who accept you for who you are. I love you guys <3
We love you too, Pipp! :D
 

christian74

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Seriously... freckles... so adorable... so adorable....... so adorable
 
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jeremyPJ

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Before I was Christian, I tried many things, but never really fit in. Now that I'm Christian, I am just myself. If God takes me to it, he'll bring me through it. For the most part, I do fine being myself.
 
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Tintin

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I had some freckles when I was younger, but I don't know where they went. :(
 

christian74

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you can have some of mine if ya want them... I have plenty
That would be like throwing pearls to pigs - don't waste them!


I've been reading Psalms 19, one of the most well-known psalms and one that's written by David, mainly because of verses 8-10 (or 7-9 for some). And the chapter starts with this verse:

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament tells of His handiwork.

I think David, a shepherd, had plenty of opportunities to gaze into night skies, filled with, I mean FILLED with stars and perhaps saw God's glory in them.

Now, I was reading Genesis 1 the other day and something dawned on me. The universe, filled with kazillion stars and galaxies, was created by God. Someone said something along the line that if we are the only living beings in this entire universe, then what a waste of space. However, by combining Psalms 19:1 with Genesis 1, it is possible that God might have created this VAST universe, filling it with stars and galaxies, for the sole purpose of displaying a glimpse of what His glory is like. (*now, it really is important for you to take a moment and close your eyes, try to picture the vastness of universe, and how the vastness of it is filled with kazillions of stars and galaxies......)

Now, having said that, I think freckles as not just something adorable but something more than that.
Now, it's just my imagination from here - I think may be God decided to bless some of His daughters by sprinkling His glory unto their faces - so the faces, which are created in Father's image, and freckles, a touch of God's glory, are like Double Awesomeness!!!

Seriously, ladies, don't hide them because not only they are adorable but they look like heavens declaring the glory of God.
For real.
 
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Tintin

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Freckles really are awesome on girls. On guys, they just look odd.
 

gypsygirl

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Seriously... freckles... so adorable... so adorable....... so adorable
Freckles really are awesome on girls. On guys, they just look odd.
thanks for saying that. i've always been a tiny bit self-conscious about my abundant freckles. i'm always layering myself in SPF, hoping to prevent new ones.
 
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JustAnotherUser

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That would be like throwing pearls to pigs - don't waste them!


I've been reading Psalms 19, one of the most well-known psalms and one that's written by David, mainly because of verses 8-10 (or 7-9 for some). And the chapter starts with this verse:

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament tells of His handiwork.

I think David, a shepherd, had plenty of opportunities to gaze into night skies, filled with, I mean FILLED with stars and perhaps saw God's glory in them.

Now, I was reading Genesis 1 the other day and something dawned on me. The universe, filled with kazillion stars and galaxies, was created by God. Someone said something along the line that if we are the only living beings in this entire universe, then what a waste of space. However, by combining Psalms 19:1 with Genesis 1, it is possible that God might have created this VAST universe, filling it with stars and galaxies, for the sole purpose of displaying a glimpse of what His glory is like. (*now, it really is important for you to take a moment and close your eyes, try to picture the vastness of universe, and how the vastness of it is filled with kazillions of stars and galaxies......)

Now, having said that, I think freckles as not just something adorable but something more than that.
Now, it's just my imagination from here - I think may be God decided to bless some of His daughters by sprinkling His glory unto their faces - so the faces, which are created in Father's image, and freckles, a touch of God's glory, are like Double Awesomeness!!!

Seriously, ladies, don't hide them because not only they are adorable but they look like heavens declaring the glory of God.
For real.
Like an Irish saying goes, "A face without freckles is like a night without stars". :) Haha.

Thanks.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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#34
Hmm, I don't think I have used clothes to be something I am not, but I have used them reflecting my mood.
When I was really depressed I would wear dark clothes constantly (and I started hanging around in gothic forums),

I think I deceive myself more than others. Especially when I feel down, I try to tell myself I am OK even if I'm not. I tend not to talk much to those close to me about my feelings when I am down. Not because I consciously try to hide it, but because I keep myself busy to hide it from myself.
 
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didymos

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Freckles really are awesome on girls. On guys, they just look odd.

Because they're GUYS... duh... :rolleyes:



(there's by definition nothing that 'awesome' about guys)
 

seoulsearch

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thanks for saying that. i've always been a tiny bit self-conscious about my abundant freckles. i'm always layering myself in SPF, hoping to prevent new ones.
I hope I'm not offending any of our Friends With Adorable Freckles, but one thing I always envied about them (one of my best friends is a redhead and hates hers too) is that whenever they have a pimple, it just blends in with the freckles and they look like they have perfect skin all the time.

I'm pretty pale myself, and so any eruptions on my face were bright red and evident 10 feet away, whereas my friend... I am trying to remember... I know she HAD pimples like everyone else because she complained about them... But have I ever in my life seen her with one? I don't think so. And I've known her for 35 years. (By the way, I find freckles to be very appealing on both men and women.)

The other great thing about those of us who are forced to really protect our skin is that it can really pay off in our later years. When I was in my late 20's and 30's, all the girls were buying tanning bed packages and trying to get me to go along. Since about age 22 I've been an SPF fanatic. One of my friends left me a bottle of sunless tanner on my desk and said, "Here. Use this. You're so pale I can't stand it."

Fast forward a few years. All these girls are 3-11 years younger than me but everyone thinks I'm the same age or younger than they are. Just the other day a guy asked if I was 29 and when I told him I'm 40, he looked at me and said, "What happened???!!" Lol!! (Little does he know my redheaded friend and I had just had a conversation about what wrinkles we now have.)

While I know genetics does play a role, I credit most of it to growing up in a house without pop or fried food, meager attempts at exercise, and slathering myself with SPF every morning, no matter how pasty I look.

Apparently, I look YOUNG and pasty... lol. ;)
 
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persNickety

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I have dots, which are kind of sort of freckles- right? Right?.... XD They're not moles, just brown dots. But I got a few in the same area that look like constellations XD I don't know what they are called, but not as cute as freckles :)
 
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sassylady

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I wear makeup because I look positively dead without it. One day on a day off I didn't have any on and my daughter asked me if I was sick. Funny. I don't wear tons of it but enough to cover the redness in my face and highlight my eyes.

Other than that, I don't much care what people think. But if the house needs painting, then paint it.
 

ChandlerFan

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One thing that I think many of us, and myself especially, need to work on is grounding our definition of beauty in God's Word. I think someone has already said that a person is beautiful because God has created them, and that's really the truth.

We are pawns in the hands of advertisers. If you really look at their basic strategy, they subtly cause you to believe that you are not [insert feature here] enough and that their product will get you there. As a result, we really are perpetually living in a state of the-grass-is-always-greener thinking.
It also doesn't help that so many advertisements use extra skinny women and then photoshop them even more. That's why women are constantly chasing a standard of beauty that they are hopeless to attain, and then we end up with eating disorders and women believing the lie that they will never be beautiful. Why does a skinny waist or perfect skin or voluminous hair have to be the only standard of beauty? Where does the soul come into play in all of this?

The reality is that while there is something to be said about physical appearance, real beauty really does begin in the soul. It just does. If you remember those times when you thought of a guy or girl you were attracted to, they didn't make you smile because they had nice abs or a flat stomach or bulging muscles or a tiny waist. They made you smile because of the way they laugh, because of their thoughtfulness, because of their quirks.

Beautifying the soul isn't something you have as much control over, but you do have some. Why not look to become a better person and let your body be what it is--beautiful. Because it was created by the One who invented beauty.
 
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persNickety

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I wear makeup because I look positively dead without it. One day on a day off I didn't have any on and my daughter asked me if I was sick. Funny. I don't wear tons of it but enough to cover the redness in my face and highlight my eyes.

Other than that, I don't much care what people think. But if the house needs painting, then paint it.
Same with me. I am super pale and I have darkness under my eyes. My mom always mentions that I look ill without foundation and blush. My ex-bf actually didn't like the fact that I wore makeup, and rather I not.