13, I need you to do something that hasn't been done for decades. Centuries even. I need you to learn how to love yourself. It won't be easy. No good thing is. But after living in the dark for so long, living in a world where your flaws are used against you, you must learn to embrace them. That is the truest form of rebellion. Love every bit of you. Your body can be seen as a prison for your soul, or a perfect haven to protect it. You make it what it is. Love every curve, every sharp edge, every stretch mark or freckle, every blemish or scar. It will help me immensely. By setting your mind free of society's standards, you can finally see clearly. Then, once you've learned that, we can together move on to fighting the standards with body positivity. If we are truly to take down my mother, we must beat her at being beautiful by being ourselves, because that is the most beautiful thing there is.
