To Become As Elegant As I Feel In My Dreams

by Charlotte
(U.S.A.)

I'm a young woman, just eighteen, and social graces and etiquette was not something my parents bothered to teach me while growing up. Of course, they taught me to say 'Please' and 'Thank you' and the very basics, but I find myself attempting to transition into an adult, and I'm floundering.

I'm overweight, and I have always had poor body image and a low self-esteem. I'm used to dressing in jeans and old t-shirts, and although I try my best to act and speak maturely, people have looked down on me because of how I dress and act.

My mother is a very loud, obnoxious woman, and though it pains me to say this, an embarrassment. She talks loudly, laughs loudly, and is nosy and rude. When I was younger, I thought this was okay, but now I find myself embarrassed to be around her, and I'm struggling to become more ladylike.

I've recently bought new clothes, that makes me feel nice, and my mother is always making snide comments on how I get dressed up for nothing. I want to feel beautiful, and if my clothing makes me feel this way, then that's what I'll be wearing.

I'm trying to improve my posture, my speaking with others, my attire, and my general appearance and attitude.

I know that this site will help me become the person I want to be.

-Charlotte