Search Results: letting go

This is a topic that gauged my interest as of late. I feel like this is a thing that should be addressed more often. I have heard from many now that they feel expected by society to look a certain way because of the entertainment industry. A look, that perhaps 1% of the population has, and most of the time, is not achieved in a way that's healthy, or natural. This eventually leads to eating disorders and what not, in many women.

I think men have an easier time pushing away these insecurities for whatever reason that may be. Even though on occasion I feel like people expect me to have a body like Chris Hemsworth when I take my shirt off at the beach, but in a minute or two I forget all about it and enjoy the ocean. But I feel like women have a harder time letting go of these thoughts and obsess over them even, which may or may not be due to biological reasons.

I wanted to make this poll just to kind of see where your thoughts lie regarding this topic, and whether it really is as widespread as some sources claim it to be.

Please be honest about your answer, as it might help other girls out there to know that they are not as alone as they thought in this matter.

Also feel free to elaborate on any further feelings you'd want to share.

One of my friends/coworkers has a kitten he and his girlfriend are trying to find someone to adopt because they have too many pets of their own. I want to adopt it, but my dad thinks I can’t afford to take care of a pet because I work at a thrift store for $11.50 an hour and I work between 7 and 8 hour shifts. I also live alone. I live nearby an Aldi and Walmart so I could go to those places to get cat/kitten food and litter and stuff. And there’s a pet supply store in the area too. And there’s also amazon I could order stuff on too. I believe I could prove my dad wrong. And my friend said he could help me care for the kitten and said that worse case scenario if I find I can’t afford to care for the kitten after a while, he and his girlfriend would take it back and find it a new home.

Should I accept the kitten? My apartment does allow pets, but they add $25 to the rent which is already $700. My friend thinks I could just take the kitten and not let the apartment know I’d have a pet. I don’t plan on letting it out. It would be an indoor cat. My friend doesn’t think they’ll find out if I don’t tell them. And even if they do find out, he thinks the worst they’ll do is add the $25 to my rent.

Should I accept the kitten?