It is a big one. I grew up in a family of girls. All hopes were placed on the most beautiful among us. She became a model. In the emphasis on beauty, her mental health and inner pain were ignored, as was the rest of our needs. Hers is a tale of tragedy and so symbollic of a generation who worshipped only the surface qualities of a woman.
Susan L Hart / Author 
Agreed!
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VJ, I think we need to actively bust society’s stereotypes in order to change things. “Beauty” is a big one.
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It is a big one. I grew up in a family of girls. All hopes were placed on the most beautiful among us. She became a model. In the emphasis on beauty, her mental health and inner pain were ignored, as was the rest of our needs. Hers is a tale of tragedy and so symbollic of a generation who worshipped only the surface qualities of a woman.
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It is a very sad story. 😦 So she is the one in some of your poems…
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All of my siblings show up somewhere, lol.
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“heart’s eyes” – so wonderful!
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Thanks, Wynne!
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