My parents showed me that being smart was something that I could be proud of. I may not have been the prettiest girl in the class but my mom showed me I could compete with any girl with my brains. So instead of resorting to retreating to deal with my acne, I became a part of the nerd crowd in high school. In the nerd crowd, there were people who too had acne, had no sense of fashion, was disproportionate, or was a loner, but was smarter than most.
What I learned was that my self-esteem didn't have to built on what I looked like, I could place my self-esteem and pride in knowing that I was smart. Wow, what a wonderful gift my parents gave me! My mom may not have bought me makeup to hide my acne, may not have understood all of my concerns about having acne, didn't know which products to buy for me, but she did give me the gift of knowing that I was a smart young lady! That gift has brought me to where I am today: a successful attorney, songwriter, entrepreneur, writer, singer, etc.
Thedy B
Monday, April 7, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Coping with Acne - Movies
TV had a big impact on me as a teenager. I watched a lot of music videos! I loved music and loved to dance and love to watch my favorite actor or singer perform. Movies had a big impact on me. Some of the top movies that I remember loving as a teenager were:
1. My favorite movie growing up was Sixteen Candles. That movie made me cry over and over as I could relate. It made me happy: The odd girl getting the cool guy. The underdog winning. How great is that! It made me wanna be like the main character in the movie because I too wanted to say who cares that I'm different. (In fact, I think I may rent that movie just so I can see if I still have the same reactions to it).
2. Revenge of the Nerds - as I said in my prior post, I joined the nerd crowd in school. So this movie really had a good impact on me. It just reinforced in me that the underdog could win. It reinforced in me that there were cruel individuals who would pick on you just because you were different or had a medical condition. So the concept behind this movie: Taking revenge on those cruel individuals was just added validation that I wasn't alone.
3. The Breakfast Club - again this was added fuel to helping me cope with having acne. Who knew that watching a few films could help me cope when I retreated.
4. Fuerris Bueller's Day Off - Man, I can't believe how many times I watched that movie but it made me laugh. Again, I could relate to wanting a day off from school when my acne was particularly severe. Unfortunately, no doctor was going to give me a don't-go-to-school-til-your-acne-is-gone note so watching Fuerris Bueller fake his way out of school for a day was great!
5. Fame - oh my God! I don't know how many times I watched that movie. Since I wanted to dance and perform, I watched this movie over and over. I loved Debbie Allen's character. I wanted to move like those students in the movie. I wanted to be those students. I would dance in the mirror with my comb or brush in my hand and try to emulate those actors. I love that movie.
I know there are plenty more movies. Those are just my top five.
1. My favorite movie growing up was Sixteen Candles. That movie made me cry over and over as I could relate. It made me happy: The odd girl getting the cool guy. The underdog winning. How great is that! It made me wanna be like the main character in the movie because I too wanted to say who cares that I'm different. (In fact, I think I may rent that movie just so I can see if I still have the same reactions to it).
2. Revenge of the Nerds - as I said in my prior post, I joined the nerd crowd in school. So this movie really had a good impact on me. It just reinforced in me that the underdog could win. It reinforced in me that there were cruel individuals who would pick on you just because you were different or had a medical condition. So the concept behind this movie: Taking revenge on those cruel individuals was just added validation that I wasn't alone.
3. The Breakfast Club - again this was added fuel to helping me cope with having acne. Who knew that watching a few films could help me cope when I retreated.
4. Fuerris Bueller's Day Off - Man, I can't believe how many times I watched that movie but it made me laugh. Again, I could relate to wanting a day off from school when my acne was particularly severe. Unfortunately, no doctor was going to give me a don't-go-to-school-til-your-acne-is-gone note so watching Fuerris Bueller fake his way out of school for a day was great!
5. Fame - oh my God! I don't know how many times I watched that movie. Since I wanted to dance and perform, I watched this movie over and over. I loved Debbie Allen's character. I wanted to move like those students in the movie. I wanted to be those students. I would dance in the mirror with my comb or brush in my hand and try to emulate those actors. I love that movie.
I know there are plenty more movies. Those are just my top five.
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