Look, I don’t think my stretch marks are beautiful. I don’t think they are tiger stripes or natural tattoos. I don’t think my acne is beautiful. I don’t think the bags under my eyes are beautiful. I just think they’re human. And I don’t think I have to be beautiful all of the time in order to be accepted and loved and successful. I don’t think every small detail of my outer appearance needs to be translated into prettiness.
I feel like the way Percy could never get rid of the gods and their stupid quests is like a symbolic representation of how we never really leave our insecurities behind or how those specific thoughts just wander into our heads no matter how hard we try to get rid of them.
The gods also show how often our parents hurt us not physically not always but mentally. They need us to be their perfect little child not realising that maybe we are perfect just the way we are? Or that idk maybe we don't want to be their image of perfection.
It's horrible that sometimes your worst internal enemy is your parent. The person who is supposed to reassure you just ends up fucking you up in the head.
All kids deserve parents, but all parents don't deserve kids.
When I see your face (Face, face)
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing (Amazing)
Just the way you are (Are)
And when you smile (Smile, smile)
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause, girl, you're amazing (Amazing)
Just the way you are (Are)
Yeah
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