How it feels to age without seeing yourself changing… (blindness + self confidence)
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I'm Molly, a typical sushi, makeup, and fashion loving millennial girl who just so happens to be blind! I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at just 4 years old and began public speaking at age 5. I started just doing motivational speaking, but now I make videos and even model! Even though I can’t see, I know that there are bright spots in everything we face. Let’s find them together. 💕
My Mom passed away young so I see any sign of aging as a badge of honor. Everyday is a gift and not everyone gets to grow old.
Same. My first nephew only got 18 days on Earth. I am so grateful that I am still here after 40 years of days.
As a middle-aged blind man I can say you are absolutely gorgeous! And I always tell the ladies that when a blind man can see your gorgeous you must be very gorgeous!
Now that is a real compliment! Because you sir are reading the energy and not superfluous unimportant subjective information.
I'm 70, and just had cataract surgery, which also gave me 20/20 vision, instead of the 20/200 I had previously. When I looked at the mirror, I looked SO FREAKING OLD and my red hair had turned white! The last time I could see myself clearly, I was in my 50's. I never thought I would look any different. What a difference 20 years makes. Not seeing yourself age is not always a bad thing.
Funny story about my relationship with aging. Most of my friends had a bit of a freak out as we were approaching 30 while I was cool as cucumber. What really kinda shocked me about my own aging journey was listening to music with my mom and realizing the song "Senora de las Cuatro Decadas," which we used to sing about her and how "someday" she would reach her 4 decades of life. But now she has long passed her 4 decades of life, and soon I will be 4 decades old lol. So while I'm not dreading 40, it is more sombering now. And a priviledge since now I have memories of former classmates who didn't have the fortune to get to live this many years. So bring on the wrinkles and grays, I'm ready!
This is so odd - I was looking through your instagram last week and genuinely thinking ‘Mollie is at the most beautiful I have ever seen her’.
I don’t know if it’s because I am a similar age (28), but watching people around me growing into mature women has been so wonderful to see and I genuinely think all of my friends hitting these ages are the most beautiful versions of themselves I’ve ever seen!
“We as a society have lacked a lot of compassion and humanity and understanding”
That really got to me because it’s so true. People need to really take a step back and realize that the energy they’re using to leave negative comments could be used in so many more productive and uplifting ways. We need to show more compassion to each other every day.
Crushes my soul that you are feeling this way. Number 1, you are stunningly beautiful. You look 12. I can't see a single wrinkle on your whole face. There is nothing you should ever do to change you face. Your eyebrows look amazing. Number 2, you are so much more than your looks. You have so much to give and share and you are still amazingly beautiful. I remember at 30 I felt old too and thought I was aging. Nope, it wasn't until 50 that I really had noticeable wrinkles and such. You have plenty of time looking young and beautiful. I promise. Do NOT listen to anyone who says anything negative about you. They are jealous because of your beauty and amazing personality.
If someone makes mean or nasty comments it says more about them than you. You are beautiful. Vibrant. Raw. Honest. Inspirational. Educational and a gazillion more positive adjectives. Listen to the eyes of the people that love you.
Not aging is a mixed bag. As someone who ages slowly I often have people assume I'm in my early 20's (I'm closer to 40 then 30) and I feel I get less respect. I find myself working my age into conversations at work to make me more respected.
Same!
I’m 29 and I feel this so much! I wish people saw me as my age and not younger.
Don't worry, it'll turn around, when you get older, you'll be completely ignored and treated as irrelevant because of your age
Same over here :) i am 36 will be 37 in two months and i look like 18 or even younger. 😂😂 so some people do not even believe my age 🤣😂 but i feel it, starting to have pain i did not have 5 years ago 😅
I love when people think I’m much younger than I am. I don’t like aging. But I’m 37 now so it happens less and less unfortunately.
You made this issue extremely easy to “understand” from a sighted listeners perspective.
I get angry when I think something about my hair/outfit looks bad and someone says “it’s PERFECT” because it’s completely undercutting how I feel about something. Sometimes I want to just pitch a fit when people do this lol. This doesn’t compare in intensity, but this is what your experience reminds me of on a small scale.
There is a sudden uptick in minute insecurities online and I HATE it. Like why am I thinking about if I’m talking with my upper or lower teeth?! Unnecessary!
I can't believe somebody commented that about your eyebrows and lips! Girl, your eyebrows are BEAUTIFUL, your lips are on the thinner side but you have such a BEAUTIFUL smaller nose, and big eyes and that's why your lips suit you. You are very pretty, and you know what they say - if a girl compliments a girl then it's a real thing 😄 But for real, if you could see yourself in the mirror you would maybe be even arrogant because of your looks. Keep rocking Molly, you're such an inspiration! 💖
Especially since Molly has an eye for fashion and she knows what looks good I agree.
I support this comment fully, unique beauty is not supported these days and that's why many celebrities now have "the same face", well described for example by an author of this video: czcams.com/video/ZUq5KqcAPG8/video.htmlsi=NmEx-cHbbkxiix7u
Thank you so much for this video, I am a teenager and went blind at nine, I really share the feelings that you have and I appreciate you spreading your message I really needed that today
Petition for Molly to play Elle Woods in a Legally Blonde spinoff called Legally Blind 😂
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Molly, i’m an older sighted woman and I always learn so much from you. Thank you for sharing and educating.
I'm 56 and I agree with you that growing old is a positive thing. You look great and you do look much younger than 30. I think you are amazing and I have been following you for years.
When I turned 30, I suddenly got TERRIBLE adult acne. More than I had ever had as a teenager. Lasted about a year, and I felt so defeated at times! I cleaned up my diet, stopped touching my face so much, and saw a dermatologist. Now I’m really happy with where I’m at. You’ll get there too, Molly! Be kind to yourself ❤️
Hi Molly! I’m a sighted person, but I still have a hard time understanding what i look like or how I’m physically perceived. Even with being able to see myself in a mirror, my own perception of how i look changes alot. It feels strange, like what is in the mirror changes with how i feel, what people tell me and sometimes just for no good reason. Also other peoples opinions of what i look like vary for different reasons, like if they like me, if they are used to how i look, how their brain percieves things, their personal prefrences and on top of that I have to figure out if people are being genuine when they tell me what they think. I say all this not to invalidate what you are feeling, obviously it’s still a very different expirience, but to share that the sight is heavily influenced by perception and to hopefully bring some comfort in sharing this feeling of struggle with self perception.
I remember having that "I didn't even know this was a thing to be worried about" feeling. It was as a young woman the first time someone joked about their double chin. I had no idea there was a word for the way your neck folded when your head went down - but I've been self conscious about it SINCE THAT DAY.
Thank you for sharing this
Hi Molly! I had emergency surgery the other night, your videos always make me feel better. ❤️
You are slaying in that Chanel outfit and those pearls, ear rings and rings.
Honestly, I think tik tok can give just about any person insecurities that they weren't even aware of was a thing before then! 😝 I never got on tik tok and planning for it to stay that way ❤️
sometimes looking in the mirror can be hard. Smile lines and crows feet give me a bit of insecurity. I know my husband loves me no matter what, it is hard to be confident when you don't feel that way. But I know as you said it only means that I have smiled a lot in life. ❤️
I think it’s also so much harder with the normalization and widespread use of Botox and filler. We aren’t seeing people age naturally as we used to.
I'm 42 and going blind. One of my eyes has no useable vision and the other is losing sight too and I'm registered sight impaired. I will eventually go blind. Tbf in my forties I have just reached the point where I just don't care what other people think. I'm sure people judge.
My main grief is that my eye condition is degenerative and at the moment I am hoping that my sight will last long enough to see my son all grown up and see what he looks like as an adult, he's currently 12.
You mention pmdd and I have that with my pcos and at the moment I am perimenopausal and getting spots... oh the joys.
what’s your condition called?
@@paulwoodford1984 progressive high myopia. But I've also had a double retinal detachment.
@@paulwoodford1984 other name for it is pathological myopia or degenerative myopia.
@@paulwoodford1984 progressive myopia
Thirty isn't old, it's finally being grown up. At thirty your face matures, is no longer a child's face. Wrinkles and signs of aging come later.
And believe me, seeing yourself in the mirror only boosts your confidence if you already have confidence. If you lack confidence to begin with, when you look at yourself in the mirror you will see even more blemishes, more imperfections than anyone else has ever criticized. Your mirror image isn't objective. It shows you what you already believe.
You have more reason to feel confident of your own worth than almost anyone else. You have a following of literally millions of people who admire you, love you and want to learn from you. Who else can say that?
I think what makes us look “mature” (not aged) as we approach our 30s and during this time frame is natural weight loss in the face. I also have read that having a bright even complexion is more important than line or wrinkle reduction for a youthful look.
Those who feel the need to point out the "imperfections" (whether they are true or not) in others seriously have issues! There is no need to take those personal. That said I know it's not easy to look past those comments. God knows, I would not be able to deal with fame myself.
Your brows are perfect! I have no idea why someone would make that comment!
Me as a blind woman. Because I’ve been blind since six months old. It’s not bad at all growing old and being blind. I have a bunch of handfuls and handfuls of gray hair. And a lot of people tell me it looks beautiful on me.
Also, one thing I like about growing old as a blind person you don’t have to worry about that time of the month or you know having your period. That’s what I like about being blind and growing old. Because me and my sisters, we’re closer to 60 but I’m out of seven kids with my dad side , so old my two sisters that’s a year and two years old is great. I love it as a blind person because I can share my experience to my sisters who fully sided and I can share their fully experience to me as a blind person.
This was a very interesting perspective and conversation, thanks for sharing!
I LOVE this hair era for you, but totally understand it coming down to what makes you feel beautiful and happy. Your style is inspiring and fun, I hope you continue feeling confident in your choices and journey!
I love when you do these extremely vulnerable but yet motivating videos.
That eyebrows and lips comment was plain WRONG lol
I have always really appreciated how raw you are in your videos. I've been on my own journey and seeing you travel yours is a beautiful. Life's not always easy, peaks and valleys but we will get there ❤️
i so appreciate you sharing things like this. it’s exactly what you said in the beginning, you make things to help others feel less alone and i’m glad it in turns helps you feel less alone. i’m an able bodied woman who is 29 and feeling many of the same things you are about aging and self-confidence. thank you for sharing your perspective and the journey you’re on with all of this.
Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this with us Molly 🩵
I’ve been going through a very similar experience in not feeling good about myself or comfortable in my own skin so this is just super relatable and makes me feel a little better / like i’m not alone. Especially coming from you who i see as so confident and beautiful!
I too have been struggling recently with growing out my hair (being unhappy with how short it was cut and not being able to put it up until recently as well 😅) and hormonal acne on my face and also my body 😞 it can be verrry debilitating some days. And changes in my skin / aging as well have been difficult to handle. But you inspire me to work more on validating myself and loving myself regardless of anyone else. i’ll keep trying my best 🙂
Thank you for this video. Genuine conversations about these topics are so helpful. ❤
Lots of wisdom in this video -- thanks, Molly!
And good luck to you, and to anyone else who reads this, on your self-confidence and self-compassion journey. ❤.
As a seeing person I would love to tell you how absolutely BEAUTIFUL you are. And your brows are on point! But I find blessings happen in the dark. And what a blessing to see past looks. Always shoot for positivity! ❤
Thank you, Molly, this video was much needed 😊 some of the things you said really resonated with me ❤ Sometimes it's not easy to be confident, but I'm trying my best to feel good about myself. And you're definitely helping me feel less alone in this journey 😌
You look gorgeous Molly and you are definitely giving Barbie vibes with ur pink outfit 🧡🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🧡💙💙💙💜🌈💕🩷🦋🦋❤️🪷🌸🌊🌊💚💕💜🫶🏻🩵🧡🩵🫶🏻🫶🏻🧡🧡💜💜💘🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🌼🌼🌼🌞🌹🌹🌻💞🌾🪻❣️💘❤️❤️💖💖🌈💚💙💙🌊🌊💞🌻🫶🏻💜🌞💜🫶🏻🧡🦋❤️🌼🌼🌾🌊🌊💙
just a heads up, this many emojis is hard for screen readers. It'll read out: orange heart emoji, heart hands emoji, heart hands emoji, heart hands emoji, orange heart emoji, blue heart emoji, blue heart emoji, blue heart emoji, purple heart emoji , rainbow emoji... I think you get the idea.
You always help us, Molly-you’ve been helping me for years!! Thank you for sharing so genuinely, as always!❤
I had no idea your eyebrows are microbladed. I just thought you were blessed with full eyebrows. Honestly so smart that you don’t have to do them every day, because eyebrow makeup is so hard to get right.
You’re beautiful!! It’s truly amazing how put together and stunning you are while BLIND that’s crazy cool.
I really needed to hear this. Thank you Molly!
My parents just moved away, and I am struggling with work and internally. But I am working out and trying to eat better to help me feel better. Thank you for allowing me to not feel so alone!
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For what its worth, you look very youthful and vibrant. Your skin looks glowy and fresh. Love your brows, love your hair. I look to you for all style and beauty inspiration.
It's like you read my mind, I needed this video so much, thank you 🥲🥲
im 35 and my body feels it and I didnt think it started happening this early lol my mother had me when she was 30 I used to say she was old bc every other mom was younger. I dont like it at all lol I think the goal is to stay young at heart
I am reaching 30 and I like how I look but I do FEEL not as good.
@Tiffygg89 I’m 34, can you elaborate how exactly your body has changed and what do you feel?
I like the way you explain about visual words. communication is so complex!
you’ll be beautiful forever ❤ love you girlie
True beauty is within everyone. I really admire your honestly and able to speak what is on your mind. You are postive, inspirational woman and keep doing your thing. Molly. Greeting from Adelaide, Australia. Warm regards, Sanda xxoo
You are doing great. I followed you for some time and you have been an inspiration to me. I can see and you who cannot see has made me say that if Molly can do it I surely can do it. As I age in my forties people still think I'm in my twenties. Feels good and I don't feel the aging effects yet too much but I do know when my gray hair starts to set in more it might be an adjustment. The one thing that makes me feel old is when on the radio they say here's an oldie but it was music from my generation about 20 some years go. I also want to say that you have taught me so much about the blind community and with that I educated my boss at work about it as well. I work in hospitality front desk and I have seen people try to push off service animals that are not service animals but more support and they're not trained. But again we cannot ask. I've learned so much from you thank you.
Thank you for talking about this. I'm legally blind and have some sight your talks really inspire me.
I have multiple chronic illnesses. I'm thankful for this video. Thank you ❤
I’m a 55 year old legally blind (5% remaining vision from RP) woman, and I firmly believe that we (women) are our own worst enemies! Print media with anorexic model cover girls, and now Social media platforms have ALL played a part in shaming women. We can’t all be Victoria’s Secret models, so embrace your uniqueness and continue thriving 😊
As a sited girly with too many insecurities in general and around aging, this video was very insightful and helped me to view my struggles from a different perspective. Thank you for making these more uncomfortable videos.
I'm a sighted person who loves to expand their horizons, and that includes hearing about and understanding (or at least trying to understand) other people's experiences and thoughts, so even if it's a "niche experience" (0:24) you're describing, you're contributing to expanding my mental horizons and therefore your content IS valuable to me even as a sighted person. Don't worry about that too much.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this ❤
I’d love another video on comfy outfits!! Your last video was so helpful as I really struggle with actually wearing clothes every day and not just throwing on sweats to be comfy
You are beautiful inside and out! I love your positive vibe. I love watching your videos
Due to EDS I always look younger than my age. My skin doesn’t really wrinkle and is very stretchy I’m also really small so that tends to also make me look younger. I think age positivity is so important! I really appreciate this video! ❤
Due to EDS I look even older because my skin is so loose and sagging off of my body 💀
Girl you look amazing. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!! As long as you do your skincare like you are now, there is nothing to worry about for years and years to come. You still look younger than you are. I am 47 and it's only now that i think that age is showing a little and you know what, it doesn't bother me as much as i thought it would. It would be weird to tell people i am 47 and i would look like 25. I am the same as you, i am not going to take fillers in my lips or anything. I take care of my skin and that will mean i will age as i am supposed to. When you get older it becomes more about staying healthy. Again, you look amazing!!
There’s a big difference between fact and opinion. Your face looks exactly as it should. That is fact. There’s nothing wrong with your lips- they suit you well because those are the lips you were meant to have. Your eyebrows are also nice, they are 1-2 shades lighter than your hair which is how it should be for brunettes. The only opinions you should trust are from those you KNOW have your best interest at heart.
You always look beautiful Molly. Yet I can understand how hard it must be to validate yourself not having the information you need, with no sight. But I think in my humble opinion external beauty is overrated. You can feel beautiful no matter what you look like. Beauty is on the inside. And also presenting yourself in a beautiful way does a lot for the sight of others, if that's relevant and you are definitely good at that. 💕🐝
Have a great weekend Molly and ur mom and LUV U and cheers! ❤️🌈🫶🏻🫶🏻🌈🦋❣️🦋💚💙💙🪷🪷🌸🌸🧡🧡🌾🌼🌹🩷💓🩵💚💙💚🦋❣️🦋❤️💘💖🌺🩷🌼🌹🌹❣️🧡💙💙💙💙💙💚💚💕🫶🏻💕💚🌸🌻🌻💛🌼🌼🩵🧡🧡🧡🧡
You have a queen Liz thing happening with that look and the pearls. You look really good and remember beauty is what you are inside and out. Keep being you it is why I like you and I am a fan.
As someone who's actually a part of the non-existent upper lip club, I can reassure you that your lips are totally normal. You can definitely see them just fine, not too big, not too small and perfectly proportioned to evenly match your other facial features. And most importantly, they look natural, which in my opinion (as well as the opinion of the majority of Men) is far more attractive and preferred especially compared to the current trend of getting filler that will almost certainly be a passing phase. Plus, I can't imagine that all of these chemical injections, that are foreign to the body, being that healthy or safe for us.
Work with what God gave you because you're beautiful the way you are. He made us all individually unique and beautiful in our own ways and these cosmetic trends are really taking away from that, making everyone start to look the same like they came off of an assembly line. It's actually quite sad to see, especially all of these super young Women in their late teens and early 20's that are being told that they need filler and botox as "preventative care" by predatory clinicians and ads online that are preying on their insecurities which have been completely blown out of proportion due to their growing up during the age of social media, where everything is constantly being recorded and photographed and then filtered and photoshopped giving a false perception of unattainable perfection. Unfortunately though, all of these cosmetic procedures are starting to make these young Women look 10, or even 20, years older than their actual age, robbing them from their youthful appearance.
You halve a beautiful chin and jaw line.I have always had a double chin no matter my weight.Now at 52 my plump round face is keeping me looking younger.I know my soul is beautiful no matter my outside and Molly has a beautiful soul!
Wow, be proud of all the self work you've done. Its hard, great job, I am proud of you.
Imo your eyebrows are perfect for your skin tone, they look great and I am honestly jealous every time I see them haha. Also your features are so soft and ethereal that your mouth shape is really balanced for your face, i think lip filler would look odd/overwhelming.
Yoy look great, as always. Molly!
"It's giving 30 year old Molly Burke" is the vibe. Love you embracing you!
Thank you for sharing, you are a great role model. As a messenger, I see Gods work here. Remember Everything happens for a reason. You were chosen to give people hope.
Thank you so much for saying this, I too am legally blind and I have some of these struggles.
Hi Molly! I’m also 30 this year and aging has definitely worried me but I can say I definitely don’t look like a child anymore less baby fat and more structured features but we still look young! You still look young as well but you’re glowing much more now than you did in your early 20’s 😊.
Molly, I can relate to feeling insecure about getting older. I just turned 39 last month, but fiancé pointed out something that made me much more grateful to be the age that I am… because a lot of our dear friends and loved ones passed away before the age that I am now. Age truly is just a number. I say positive affirmations daily and when I catch myself having a negative thought about myself or saying something negative about myself, I immediately come up with three to five positive things to say about myself. That has made a huge difference in my self esteem and mental health. We all have flaws, but that is what makes us unique individuals. And as long as I am taking care of myself (physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually), that is what matters. We all age if we are blessed enough to live long enough to experience it… and it is so much more empowering to embrace it than to be self critical of it. And as a sighted person, I think that you are stunningly beautiful Molly and I don’t think that you need to change anything about how you look. 💗
As a woman who turned 50 less than a month ago who has always been hearing impaired on some level, it is interesting to hear the experience of someone else who has lost more of one of their major senses over time. I have been legally deaf forever but I am losing what residual hearing I did have. My world is very visual. It does scare me as I lose more of my vision with the years.
Sorry I can't even say or type anymore right now. I'm very unwell at the moment.
I have noticed the hats in your shorts, but really love them!
Molly! Read this until the bottom because I have a HUGE question that I need your perspective on about aphantasia!!
This is a really fantastic video, Molly! I appreciate your perspective souch rn because I can't control my weight anymore due to multiple autoimmune diseases and chronic illnesses. And I was the petite-fit girl my entire life up until around 31-32. I'm 35 now and I think a lot of horrible things. I can't work out like I used to and I used to be a personal trainer. My body experiences 300-500+ symptoms and pain. I feel so powerless. The aging certainly isn't helping even though I have always looked young because I have a baby face. Hearing your perspective somehow makes me care less and just feel grateful that I am alive and have a body, despite it betraying me, because I have a man who loves me and two amazing son's. It does make me want to push myself harder though through the pain to accomplish something during this life. I just have to be careful because I experience so much pain, and I have been clean 12years, but if I set my aights too high and feel constant pain, it could be a trigger to use to compensate for the pain. It's a shame we have horrible pain management in this country and the "war on drugs" is the biggest flop, especially with millions of illegals enyerng our country from all over the world- which WILL only affect our healthcare system worse and worse every year and even every month. But THAT is a whole other subject. There is something I am curious about and it is about aphantasia. I have aphantasia (I am sighted) and I wonder if all blind people have aphantasia or just some. Is this something you have ever looked into? This isn't the first time I have has questions about aphantasia and it is a subject I am investigating in a journalistic way, so if you could respond if you see this comment out of the hundreds, please respond!
Excellent message for everyone. Trust me.
You are gorgeous don't let anyone tell you that you're not
You look great Molly you are so encouraging to me you look wonderful 😊
Molly you are beautiful and always will be!!
Pausing to say, I know you aren't making this video for validation, but I'm going to give it to you anyway. You are stunning. Your eyebrows are on point. And I'm not lying when I say, getting older is really the best. I feel more confident at 44 than I ever have before and like you said, it's mostly from internal work. Thank you for talking about taboo subjects, it's important. And more and more women are dressing for the female gaze and not the male gaze. It's liberating.
Molly, I also am going to be 30 in March. I am here to tell you that you still look amazing, my friend. Being essentially the same exact age as you, I wish I could give you a hug & remind you that all of those comments people left are wrong.
You are gorgeous Molly & you are doing work that is so needed here on CZcams. I've learned so much about how sighted people can support blind people through your channel.
When you picture yourself, picture a confident, strong, beautiful young woman who is 30 years old & crushing this thing we all call life. 💛💛💛
You are beautiful outside and inside never forget it
I'm sighted an have insecurities as well. I try to be positive about how I am an how I look. You inspire me to be more positive in life an I love how true an othintic you are. You have the best fashion an I think you are beautiful just the way you are. You are again gratefully an I love you tips on skin care. ❤Love you Molly
I just turned 29 a few days ago and I can’t stop thinking about the fact that I’m almost 30 and that I am aging. I started using anti wrinkles creams and eye creams even if I don’t have wrinkles to possibly avoid getting them too fast. I also just had a baby and theirs this pressure to not have a mom body. And aging gracefully and being fit and just looking young. It’s crazy how society makes us feel that once we are 30 we are no longer desirable and that we are now old.. but in reality we are in our prime and should be excited about all the beautiful changes that are coming.. and my 30’s are just going to be my best years where I’m not gonna focus on others opinion but my own
Aging is such a gift a lot of people dont get. We should be thankful for the blessing of getting older.
This outfit is super royal
I relate so hard even though I'm sighted. Cause i struggle with internal validation and always seek it from others so criticism really gets to me. I'm 29. I get you. ❤
You are STUNNING don’t let anyone tell you’re not and smart and intelligent and incredible person 💖💖🩵💘💘🩵💕🪷💕💖❤️❣️❣️🌼🫶🏻❣️🌼💕💜🪻🪻🌺💓💓🌾🌸🌻🌻🌹🌹🪻💙💙💙🌼💚💚🩷🌸🌸💛💛💛🩵🩵🧡🧡🌾💓💜🫶🏻🫶🏻🌸💛💚💙💙🌻🫶🏻❣️🌈🪷🦋🦋🦋🌈🌈❤️❤️❣️🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Perspective:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
When people make comments about how others could "look better" or "that looks bad on you," it is all a matter of perspective. Because the people who truly love you will think you're beautiful after a week of not showering, wearing a potato sack. Those are the people who matter. People who radiate beauty from the inside will glow in every stage of their life. And you Molly, seem like one of those people ❤
You have a great mom and dad. The are so positive About aging. My parents called me ugly and fat. My whole life. That,s why i hade an eating disorder. When I whas in me 15-30. Your beautiful. I,m sorry people bulliet you. Your a great person
Even though I'm not blind, I can totally relate to the concept of learning about things to be insecure about by hearing other people talk about theirs. There is a scene in Mean Girls about this specifically.
I am not Blind but I am Deaf. I feel the same way but about different things. I recently found out that other people can hear you peeing in public toilets. That made me so self conscious. I didn’t even know this!
There’s a LOT of cute up dos you can do with little elastic ponies!! They’re SO CUTE and easy.
People said my pixie cut was my best haircut but I immediately felt dysphoric when I got it. I ordered wigs the next day. I get it!
As a sighted person, I feel like I spent my 30s adjusting to what aging might be like as a woman in American society, and how I’d be deciding to react to it. In my 40s now, I have felt a shift to not caring even more than ever, accepting what I can’t change and what I don’t want to change and what I love about myself. I hope over the next decade you get some peace about it in your own way, but keep doing your best, gentle self-work during your personal adjustment to aging. I appreciate your insights so much!
You look amazing! Aging is an honor.💜
I know it doesn’t matter what I think but lips and brows on point and this is coming from a makeup and brow artist 🥰
Oddly enough, the gap between your understanding of visual language and the adaptations you make to “understand” them differently (ie the implications of those words, the physical, tangible signifiers) seem to relate totally to the gap I have between myself and my autistic partner when communicating certain things. He isn’t literally blind, but in many ways he *is*. This video has been helpful in a surprising way.
Also, Molly, for what it’s worth, I wish I had your microbladed brows. I have blonde brows that are nearly translucent, which has challenged my makeup skills. Ahem, drawing fine hairs is NOT in my wheelhouse. So, I went and got them microbladed and they looked like blocks. 😭 I hate, hate hate them. Thankfully, they’ve mostly faded, but I’m still left desperately wanting some that look like yours. lol.
You are a very pretty woman. Your skin looks flawless and glowing to me!! I'm so glad that you haven't gotten those LA lips...stay natural, you're beautiful inside and out. You are aging wonderfully! If you could see, I think you would think (like I do), that grey hair and fine lines and wrinkles are attractive!
I am not blind but this chat helped me as well 😊