Believing Beautiful by Juicebox Confession

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Believing Beautiful by Juicebox Confession

So much energy is put into becoming physically perfect. But what if we already are perfect? What if perfection is more than the color of your teeth or the inches of your waist? What if it is measured by how we feel? How we are loved and how we love.

Watch my fashion show mommy!!”
In front of me stood a little girl, my little girl. Somehow, without any warning, she had burst through babyhood and entered her childhood.
“You watching?”
I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Side ponytail swinging with every dance move. Purple flashing microphone in hand, she bounced and twirled, her blue ruffled tutu catching the air as she spun. Seriously, has anyone seen my baby?
“Did you like it?”
I burst into the loudest applause one person can muster. What an incredible kid, a born entertainer. Her confidence is enviable. Unshakable.

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Michelle Stephens of Juicebox ConfessionABOUT MICHELLE: Wife, mom, writer, cookie baker, nose wiper, potty helper. Michelle writes from the home she shares with her husband, daughter and two dogs. She is the authority on nothing and may just be the most outgoing shy person you will ever meet. Her daughter is convinced she is a super hero but most days she feels more like the super villain. She has a strange addiction to drug stores, namely the cosmetics aisle, and loves a good donut. Her writing has been seen on Mamalode and bi-monthy in soy-based inks in her local newspaper.

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