Friday, May 22, 2015

Who am I?

You probably sat there and read my first blogs saying, "well who is this chick to tell me how I should feel?!" Well everyone, let me use this blog to introduce myself.

  • My name is Ashlee (Bossi) Graziano. I am a mother of two beautiful children, with number three in the making. I have a husband who serves this country in the military. I am unemployed, so yes, I am a stay-at-home-mommy. I work 24/7/365. I have a passion for math, which gives me the title of super nerd.
  • I was not very popular in school. To be frank, I was a bitch. I had zero self-esteem. I may have been physically appealing... but my attitude and personality made me look like a gremlin. It took a long time for me to realize that.
  • I got married to my first husband incredibly young. I was only 19. Then the first of many miracles happened... I got pregnant with my gorgeous son. Fast-forward two years, I am divorced from my husband. He was emotionally abusive. Nothing I did was right. Nothing I said was right. Not even how I looked was right. He tried changing me for the worse, and I ran. (Don't ever settle for anything less than what you deserve/expect)
  • Divorced at 21... that was rough. I hated myself more than anything. I wasn't strong enough to keep my marriage together. I didn't even think I was pretty enough to date again. Especially with stretch marks and a c-section scar. But... I was so wrong.
  • I met my current husband about 2 years after my separation from my first. Now this man... ladies find one like him because he treated me like a queen. Everyday it is "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL", "YOU MAKE ME HAPPY", and a few others that shouldn't be publish ;). Shortly after, we accidentally created my second miracle, our pretty princess (aka our daughter). One year later, we got  married and are currently living our happily ever after.

How did I go from self-hating to loving myself? I TOOK CARE OF ME FIRST! But wait, this should make me a bad mommy... Putting myself before my kids. Nope. Not even a little... If you can't stay strong and feel amazing, unable to care and love yourself... HOW CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR LITTLE'S?! If you are a woman reading this, do you want your daughter to hate herself? If you are a man reading this, do you want your son to lack self-esteem? How can you teach your children to be strong and loving if you cannot show them how?

Now do you see the reason I wanted to start this blog?! I hope so. Everyone should be living their fairy tale. You can't though, if you don't believe you deserve it.

There is more to my story and I am positive more will come out in future blogs. I am sure 99.9% of you can relate with my story. Feel free to ask questions or comment your own advice! Stay tuned for the task of Day 2!

Keep the love and Find Yourself Beautiful.
-Ashlee

1 comment:

  1. Taking care of yourself first is not selfish - it is self love

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