So lately tons of my family have gotten hooked on Facebook. I admit I like it cause I've reconnected with a lot of friends. On there I've also got my one brother and his wife as well as 4 of my nieces. Plus there's 3 of my cousins on there and an uncle. It's kind of funny to send the gifts around and stuff.
Tonight I went to comment to my one niece and something caught my eye. I saw a comment she had left for my other niece. Alyssa had gone to a school dance weeks ago and had pictures posted from it. Samantha left a comment about how beautiful she looked and how much she loved her hair and wished her hair was like Alyssa's. From there is where things took a turn a bit. Alyssa commented back about how she wished she was as skinny as Samantha and her sister Briana (Bri is Alyssa's sister and my youngest niece). Now mind you Alyssa isn't a fat girl. She's barely what I would call thick but she's a very beautiful young lady and no I'm not just saying that cause she's my niece.
Samantha's next comment truly blew me away. It just showed how smart of a young lady she is. She's only a freshman in high school but this was her response..."girl,being "skinny" doesn't mean anything. Just because someone is "skinny" doesn't mean they're going to be beautiful. Look at Queen Latifah for example,shes bigger but shes still beautiful. And beauty is more than skin deep. You could have someone who looks good but has an ugly personality. Where's the attraction in that?"
That just blew me away to see her saying that. That's a maturity and wisdom some kids don't ever learn sadly. I even had to sent a message to Samantha and tell her how proud I was to see her saying that and how it truly showed that she's a very smart young lady.
