Whale or Mermaid {Facebook}

Do you Facebook?  I resisted for years but finally, with the constant urging of my daughter, relented.  I originally joined thinking it'd be a good way to help grow my business, Retro Revival.  It has, and I've expanded my Facebook'ing to now include a business page, where I post product and customer pictures.

There are parts of Facebook that I really enjoy.  I've reconnected with all sorts of people, all the way back from junior high ~ ha!  It's been fun keeping up with my neices and nephews and chatting with old neighbors and co-workers too.  I love looking at everyone's pictures ~ catching glimpses of good times, babies and big events like weddings and holidays.

Then there are the things I hate about Facebook...the changes!  Ugh!  I'm a dweeb and it takes me forever to figure out all the changes!  Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it's FREE but still!  Wah wah wah!  And the GAMES!  Really?!  Sorry if you like the games.  And the quizes and surveys.  Hate them.

Occassionally, a friend or family member will post something on FB that really moves me.  Sometimes it's a joke or funny video.  Last week it was this:

Along with these words:

A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin, beautiful woman.  The caption was, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

A woman answered, "Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans).  They are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.  They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns.  They swin all day and travel to fantastic places.  They sing incredibly well.  They are impressive.  They're dearly loved animals, defended and admired.

"Mermaids do not exist.  But if they existed they would line up to see a psychologist because of split personality disorder: woman or fish?  They'd have no sex life and could not bear children.  Yes, they'd be lovely but they'd be sad and lonely.

"Without a doubt, I'd rather be a whale.  At a time when so many images 'tell' us that thin is the only beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.

"We women gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn't enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.  We're not fat.  We're greatly cultivated.  Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I tell myself, "How amazing am I?!"

Best FB post I've seen in a long time!

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