AFRIKAANS IN MURG & BEEN

AFRIKAANS IN MURG & BEEN

WEEK 3: BODY

Love the skin you are in.

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Annette Payne
Aug 24, 2025
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I came in a body I didn't choose. Too big. Too small. Too soft. Too strong. Too much of any- and everything for someone else's comfort.

My body was judged before I even knew what it meant to be looked at. My body (I, me, us) was praised when it fit their picture. Criticized when it didn't. Ignored when it cried. Starved when it needed nourishment, just …

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