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Female, 32, Bristol - United Kingdom, member since Oct 2007
My name is Eloise and I live in England, UK.
I used to work in a nursing home. I am now caring for my son who has cerebral palsy and aspergers syndrome (he also has acn... [More]
I used to work in a nursing home. I am now caring for my son who has cerebral palsy and aspergers syndrome (he also has acn... [More]
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week five
Apr 07, 2008 10:04AM
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Cleanser, exfoliator, toner, moisturiser, SPF, foundation, concealor, powder. I wonder what I would do with all my free time and spare money if my acne did go away.
"Are you nearly ready to go out?" my boyfriend calls impatiently so I do my mascara quickly and join him in the lounge.
Desperate for cigarettes, he has managed to remove the £20 note from my special money box with a pair of tweezers.
I burst into tears, ruining my perfect make-up.
"I'm saving that money" I shout at him "For microdermabrasion on my acne scars".
"Jesus Eloise!" he says standing up suddenly. "I'm fed up of your vanity and dysmorphia."
I sit on the sofa, clutching my precious money box close to me. I hardly look up as he packs everything he owns into a rucksack; two pairs of dirty jeans, three T-shirts and a set of Chef's knives.
"Why don't you visit a cancer ward, and meet people who have something real to worry about?" he doesn't wait for an answer and slams the front door.
"Are you nearly ready to go out?" my boyfriend calls impatiently so I do my mascara quickly and join him in the lounge.
Desperate for cigarettes, he has managed to remove the £20 note from my special money box with a pair of tweezers.
I burst into tears, ruining my perfect make-up.
"I'm saving that money" I shout at him "For microdermabrasion on my acne scars".
"Jesus Eloise!" he says standing up suddenly. "I'm fed up of your vanity and dysmorphia."
I sit on the sofa, clutching my precious money box close to me. I hardly look up as he packs everything he owns into a rucksack; two pairs of dirty jeans, three T-shirts and a set of Chef's knives.
"Why don't you visit a cancer ward, and meet people who have something real to worry about?" he doesn't wait for an answer and slams the front door.
One of my mentors always told me:
"People all over the world have problems that they see as horrible, unfair and unjust. They ask 'Why me, why do I have to suffer?' Yet, when they see people suffering more so than themselves, they think that their problems don't matter in comparison, which is simply not true.
Your problems are yours to solve, they are meant to effect you to help you grow as a person. Your problems matter, even if some people disagree."
It's hard for others to understand what someone else is going through, and I admire your strength through it.
"People all over the world have problems that they see as horrible, unfair and unjust. They ask 'Why me, why do I have to suffer?' Yet, when they see people suffering more so than themselves, they think that their problems don't matter in comparison, which is simply not true.
Your problems are yours to solve, they are meant to effect you to help you grow as a person. Your problems matter, even if some people disagree."
It's hard for others to understand what someone else is going through, and I admire your strength through it.
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