Negative Things My Daughter Will Never Hear Me Say About My Body

We've all done it. 

Belittled ourselves or our actions thinking that no one can hear us, but little do we know those little ears are always listening. 

As women (and men), we are hard on ourselves. Picking apart things about our body that we don't like, or the actions we make, or the food we eat. 

It's human nature. 

But as parents, it is our jobs to change the narrative. To change the way those little eyes view themselves. 

On my end, I am trying. I have eliminated so many of those words from my vocabulary and I hope you will too! 

So with that, here are six things that my daughter will never hear me say. 

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I CAN’T HAVE THAT!⁣

What she will hear me say is:⁣

I don’t want that right now, because the last time I had it, it didn’t make me feel great.⁣

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I’M GOING TO HAVE TO WORK THIS OFF!⁣

What she will hear me say is:⁣

We make really healthy choices most of the time, this is such a fun treat, do you want to join me and have some too? ⁣

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I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW FAT I LOOK IN THESE PANTS!⁣

What she will hear me say is:⁣

I’m not loving how I feel in these pants right now, I’m going to change into something that makes me feel awesome instead.⁣

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I WISH I LOOKED LIKE HER!⁣

What she will hear me say is:⁣

She is really [fit, pretty, beautiful, gorgeous] isn’t she? Maybe we should go compliment her - I bet that would really brighten her day.⁣

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BECAUSE MY LEGS ARE SO FAT, THAT’S WHY…⁣

What she will hear me say is:⁣

I’ve struggled with loving my legs for a long time, but I’ve worked hard on learning to appreciate them! They are strong and have taken me many places.⁣

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THIS IS REALLY BAD AND THIS IS REALLY GOOD!⁣

What she will hear me say is:⁣

There are foods that are not doing us any favours, why don’t we look at the ingredients and see for ourselves if we want to have this right now.⁣

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Hear me out... I’m not into bullshit. I’m not into lying to my kid and trying to make her think she won’t ever have or think negative thoughts about herself and her body.⁣ But, we can start somewhere.

Our words have power… they have power over our actions, intentions, results and manifestations.

⁣They also have power over the little ears that are so influenced by us…⁣

⁣If you truly want to be happier and healthier, my advice is to start HEALING your inside first…⁣

⁣That’s step #1. Step #2 if you do truly want to have a healthier body, start educating yourself! And start HEALING what you aren’t happy with!